14 The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.(A)

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14 The wise store up knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.(B)

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The one who guards his mouth protects his life;(A)
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.(B)

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Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.(A)

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The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(A) to their very lives.(B)

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