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Showing partiality to the wicked is not good,
nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
The lips of a fool enter into an argument
and his mouth invites a beating.
A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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It is not good to be partial to the wicked(A)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(B)

The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(C)

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

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