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12     The words of the wise bring them favor,
        but those of the foolish endanger them.
13     The first words out of a fool’s mouth are folly;
        the last words he utters are evil madness.
14     The fool babbles on and on, not knowing when to stop.
        Though no one knows what will happen next, he may think he knows.
    Who can tell what the future holds?

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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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