A (A)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the [a]innermost parts of the body.
He also who is (B)lax in his work
(C)Is a brother to him who destroys.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:8 Lit chambers of the belly

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