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An alert brown bear stands on a rocky hillside above a broad landscape.
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Proverbs 17:12

A Bereaved Bear and a Fool

Peace at the Table, Faithful Friends, and Restrained Words · Proverbs 17

Story guide: An alert bear fills the first view, followed by a reckless human expression at a different scale.

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12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

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