Fool whose house is burning puts wood on the fire

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Fool whose house is burning puts wood on the fire.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Other short-sighted acts. · view the constellation · filed as J2162.2

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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general Herbert III 63
general Hervieux IV 280 No. 40.

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Filed under Short-sighted use of fire.

Filed beside it

Burning the temple to attain notoriety Quenching the burning boat. People row to land and fetch water from a spring to put out the fire

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