25 Like cold water to (A)a thirsty soul,
    so is (B)good news from a far country.
26 Like (C)a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
    is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is (D)not good to eat much honey,
    nor is it glorious to (E)seek one's own glory.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:27 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain

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