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[You'll hear a Tiger growl]

You'll hear a Tiger growl,
But you can't beware of a Fool,
You'll hear a Serpent hiss;
A Fool is worse than this.
A Fool when you espy,
With trembling hasten by.

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A Fool within your house
Is deadly dangerous.
A Fool, though good and civil,
Is darkness and the devil!