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Whoever controls his mouth protects his own life.
    Whoever has a big mouth comes to ruin.
A lazy person craves food and there is none,
    but the appetite of hard-working people is satisfied.
A righteous person hates lying,
    but a wicked person behaves with shame and disgrace.

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

A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(D)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

The righteous hate what is false,(E)
    but the wicked make themselves a stench
    and bring shame on themselves.

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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

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