Secular vs Solomon game show round
The hosts play Secular vs Solomon: the game host reads a proverb and players must say whether it is biblical wisdom (Solomon) or worldly wisdom (Secular), naming a country of origin if secular. Rounds include Proverbs 9:12, Proverbs 12:25, Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 16:29, 'the pencil of God has no eraser' (revealed as secular Haiti), 'coffee and love taste best when hot' (faked as Song of Songs, revealed secular Ethiopia), 'poor men seek meat for their stomach' (secular England), 'give a man a fish' (secular China), and 'call on God but row away from the rocks' (secular India). Banter spins off on giving compliments, mummification, rolling r's, Sir Ian McKellen's knighthood, and the three laws of robotics. Final scores leave one player dead last at negative four and another just edging a win at 56.
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