15
Let your conversation be with intelligent people, and let all your discussion be about the law of the Most High.
16
Let the righteous be your dinner companions, and let your glory be in the fear of the Lord.
17
A work is praised for the skill of the artisan; so a people's leader is proved wise by his words.
18
The loud of mouth are feared in their city, and the one who is reckless in speech is hated.
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