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    "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
    "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
    "technical_name": "Comparative Saying / Better-Than Form",
    "alternate_names": "Better-than proverb; comparative proverb",
    "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
    "reader_category": "Wisdom / Comparison",
    "bullinger_class": "Bible-specific wisdom form / comparison",
    "simple_definition": "A comparative saying weighs two things against each other, often using a 'better than' form.",
    "technical_definition": "A comparative saying is a wisdom form that evaluates persons, actions, conditions, or outcomes through explicit comparison, usually to teach moral priority rather than bare preference.",
    "source_hint": "Bible-study taxonomy extension; verify final examples against wisdom-literature context before publication.",
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      "example_id": "EX11_0927",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Prov. 15:17",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "better vegetables with love than ox with hatred",
      "explanation": "The saying weighs relational peace above luxurious provision.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
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      "example_id": "EX11_0928",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Prov. 16:8",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "better little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice",
      "explanation": "The comparison teaches moral priority over material increase.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX11_0929",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Prov. 17:1",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "better dry morsel with quiet than feasting with strife",
      "explanation": "The proverb values peace above abundance.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
      "review_status": "draft-normalized"
    },
    {
      "example_id": "EX11_0930",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Prov. 21:9",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "better corner of housetop than house with quarrels",
      "explanation": "The comparison teaches that relational strife can make comfort unbearable.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
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    },
    {
      "example_id": "EX11_0931",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Prov. 25:24",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "better corner of roof than house with quarrels",
      "explanation": "The repeated form reinforces the same wisdom priority.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
      "review_status": "draft-normalized"
    },
    {
      "example_id": "EX11_0932",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Eccl. 7:1",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "good name better than precious ointment",
      "explanation": "The comparison weighs character above luxury.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
      "review_status": "draft-normalized"
    },
    {
      "example_id": "EX11_0933",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Eccl. 7:2",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "better house of mourning than house of feasting",
      "explanation": "The saying forces sober reflection on mortality and wisdom.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX11_0934",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Ps. 84:10",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "better one day in courts than thousand elsewhere",
      "explanation": "The comparison values nearness to God above ordinary advantage.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX11_0935",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Prov. 19:22",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "poor man better than liar",
      "explanation": "The proverb ranks integrity above outward status.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX11_0936",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0287",
      "figure_name": "Comparative Saying",
      "page_slug": "comparative-saying",
      "reference": "Prov. 27:5",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "better open rebuke than hidden love",
      "explanation": "The comparison values truthful correction above concealed affection.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft analytic classification; verify before final publication",
      "source_section": "Wave 11 Hebrew poetry and wisdom forms",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Verify against final site Bible text stream and Hebrew/Greek context before live publication.",
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