Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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Context
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.