Secular vs. Solomon, part 1: game rules and the first rounds
Ben hosts a round of Secular vs. Solomon (Mike, Dan, and Boova play): guess whether each proverb is biblical (Solomon) or worldly wisdom (Secular, with a country of origin). Rounds: 'a night without roosters will still end' = Secular Ghana; 'like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of a gift he does not give' = Solomon, Proverbs 25 (Boova guessed 19); 'bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel' = Solomon, Proverbs 20 (Mike closest with 19); 'a king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it' = Solomon, Proverbs 16 — prompting a debate about appeasing an unjust despot.
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