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J1714 Association of wise men with fools
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- Association with fools · J1710 entry
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- A wise man follows a fool against his better judgment. Both are put to death for their foolishness · J1714.1 entry
- The wise man and the rain of fools. A wise man is persuaded to taste water which has turned many persons into fools. He also becomes a fool · J1714.2 entry
- When with fools, act foolish. A wise man refuses to join a foolish crowd who stayed out in an unexpected rain after a long drought. He is punished by them for being a fool · J1714.3 entry
- Author believes that his book must be stupid. Stupid people and gossipers are praising it · J1714.4 entry
- Old man silent in king's presence asks king what he himself does when in company with a fool. [Inadvertant duplication of J1369.5.] · J1714.5 entry