Proverbs 13:3-5

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^3 (A)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    ^(B)he who opens wide his lips ^(C)comes to ruin.
^4 (D)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent ^(E)is richly supplied.
⁵ The righteous hates falsehood,
    but the wicked brings shame^[a] and disgrace.