King descends to bottom of sea in glass barrel to learn wisdom from observing fish

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King descends to bottom of sea in glass barrel to learn wisdom from observing fish.

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from observation. · view the constellation · filed as J52.2

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Filed under King observes retaliation among animals: becomes just. Dog breaks fox's foot; man breaks dog's; horse breaks man's leg; horse steps in hole and breaks his.

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Understanding of universality of death from watching animals prey on one another

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