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12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.

13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

14 And the fool multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?

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12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,(A)
    but fools are consumed by their own lips.(B)
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
    at the end they are wicked madness—
14     and fools multiply words.(C)

No one knows what is coming—
    who can tell someone else what will happen after them?(D)

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