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12 The words spoken by the wise are gracious,
    but the lips of a fool will devour him.
13 He begins his speech with foolishness,
    and concludes it with evil madness.
14 The fool overflows with words,
    and no one can predict what will happen.
As to what will happen after him,
    who can explain it?

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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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