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An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker argues that a false, malicious friend is more dangerous than a wild animal. An animal can only injure the body, but such a friend damages the mind. The warning ranks emotional and mental harm from betrayal as worse than physical harm.
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