Worldly man puts religious man out of countenance

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Worldly man puts religious man out of countenance.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Clever man puts another out of countenance. · Clever man puts another out of countenance. · view the constellation · filed as J1217

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One dueller fights with God's help; the other with his brother's. First claims that the odds are unfair; second agrees that he will fight without his brother if the first will fight without God Simple holy man puts philosopher out of countenance when he says to him that wisdom came before learning

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Putting out of countenance by telling evil stories Judge put out of countenance Thief exposes owner's unjust claim Absurd pretence, when allowed, puts pretender out of countenance Cheater put out of countenance by raising alarm. Wine seller carries water into his cellar. Man raises alarm pretending that he thought the house must be afire Thirty years old for twelve years. Man claims to be thirty; has been doing so for the last twelve years Old man in love with young woman puts his critics out of countenance Rebuke for telling a poor and long-winded story Poet puts others out of countenance

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