25 Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.[a](A)

26 A righteous person who yields to the wicked(B)
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.(C)

27 It is not good to eat too much honey(D)
or to seek glory after glory.[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. 25:25 Or a weary person
  2. 25:27 Lit seek their glory, glory

25 Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.(A)
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
    are the righteous who give way to the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(B)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(C)

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