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v.4-5
"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes."


So... classic proverbs.
Two proverbs back to back that kind of say opposite things.

While I was reading this, the only thing that kept coming back to mind were the youtube comments you see under all popular youtube videos, and the incredibly ridiculous fights that break out over one person's comment.

To me that is classic "do not answer a fool according to his folly..."

The first proverb is relatively straightforward to me, it is something I try hard to avoid, although my overly passionate temperament tends to not bode well when my ears hear something that I find ludicrous.

The second proverb is a bit more interesting, because it asks us to answer a fool according to his folly... and the use of the word "or" explains a consequence if we don't.
If we don't answer according to his folly, he will be wise in his own eyes...

Is this proverb asking us to care about the people around us, by correcting them if they are wrong.
That sounds relatively presumptuous and I doubt that is the original intent.

Perhaps it is about choosing to enter into the mindset and framework of the other person, in order to better understand, otherwise you come across as horrifically ignorant and the other person sits in a defensive position and views your entire exchange in the framework of combat.

To be honest I don't really know, but these are just some thoughts...