There is this little old house in our street. A couple of years ago it was renovated and the traditional half-timbered upper story was offset by the deep berry coloured groundfloor walls.

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A quote from the Book of Proverbs from the Old Testament is written between two wooden beams:

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established. (Solomon - Proverbs: 24:3)
Which in the German translation seems more appropriate for an actual house:
Through wisdom a house is built, through wit (or sense) it is kept. 

And then I saw this house – in a town about 10 km away:

The same colour scheme, the same quotation, the same font.

But which one is an echo of the other?

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Echo.