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A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
    and his lips are the snare of his soul.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
    and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

He also who is slothful in his work
    is brother to him who is a great waster.

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The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(A) to their very lives.(B)

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.(C)

One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.(D)

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