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Then that fool will say, "Nobody likes me. Nobody appreciates what I do for them. They'll take what I give them, but then talk about me behind my back."
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And he's right - he's a constant joke to everyone.
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A slip of the tongue is worse than a slip on the pavement; the wicked will go to ruin just as suddenly as a person slips and falls.
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An impolite person is like one of those off-color stories that ignorant people are always telling.
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Nobody takes a proverb seriously when some fool quotes it at the wrong time.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.