The hosts play through the game rounds: proverbs on trusting a son from a known family (secular, Morocco), wisdom crying out in the streets (Solomon, Proverbs 8 — correctly chaptered by a player), 'good friend, don't forget all I've taught you' (Solomon, Proverbs 3), 'the only real equality is in the cemetery' (secular, Germany), 'arriving and leaving, hoping and remembering' (secular, Haiti), 'don't lose your grip on love and loyalty' (Solomon, Proverbs 3), 'a monkey never thinks her baby is ugly' (secular, Haiti), 'evil people are restless unless they're making trouble' (Solomon, Proverbs 4:16-17), and 'a new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners' (secular, Ireland). Mid-game the players realize the quotes are rendered in The Message, sparking a running joke about translation loyalty (ESV vs NIV vs The Message), plus comedy bits on Sheba as modern Yemen, the Netherlands/Netherlands mix-up, and neti pots.
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