Complete the following proverb: A wise enemy is better than ______.
A
A foolish relative
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B
A foolish friend
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C
A wise son
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D
An intelligent father
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Solution
The correct option is A A foolish friend The correct answer is option B.
The correct and complete proverb is A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.'
This means that a foolish friend causes us more harm than a wise enemy would.
There is a comparison of opposites in the proverb. Thus the opposite of a wise enemy is a foolish friend.
Hence option B is the correct answer and the other options are incorrect as they do not comply with the meaning of the proverb and also are not the opposite of a wise enemy.