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fool´ẽr-i: The plural “fooleries†occurs Ecclesiasticus 22:13 King James Version: “Talk not much with a fool ... and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries.†The Greek word is ἐντιναγμοÌÏ‚, entinagmoÌs, “a striking or throwing in,†“an attack,†from entinaÌssoÌ„, “to strike into,†“cast at,†etc. (1 Macc 2:36; 2 Macc 4:41; 11:11). the Revised Version (British and American) renders “Thou shalt not be defiled in his onslaught,†margin “defiled: in his onslaught turn.†The meaning is most probably “with what he throws out,†i.e. his foolish or vile speeches, as if it were slaver.