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19 Gossips ·can’t keep [reveal] secrets,
so avoid people who ·talk too much [L are foolish with their lips].

20 Those who curse their father or mother
will be like a light going out in darkness [Job 18:6; 21:17].

21 Wealth inherited quickly in the beginning
will ·do you no good [not bless you] in the end.

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19 A gossip betrays a confidence;(A)
    so avoid anyone who talks too much.

20 If someone curses their father or mother,(B)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(C)

21 An inheritance claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

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