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Avoid idle talk, and you will avoid a lot of trouble.
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Never repeat what you hear, and you will have no regrets.
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Don't tell it to your friends or your enemies unless it would be sinful to keep it to yourself.
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Whoever hears you will take note of it, and sooner or later will hate you for it.
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Have you heard a rumor? Let it die with you. Be brave! It won't make you explode.
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A foolish person trying to keep a secret suffers like a woman in labor.
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Any time he hears a secret, it's like an arrow stuck in his leg.
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If you hear that a friend has done something wrong, ask him about it. Maybe it isn't true. If it is true, he won't do it again.
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If you hear that a neighbor has said something he shouldn't, ask him about it. Maybe he didn't say it. If he did, he won't say it again.
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If you hear something bad about a friend, ask him about it. It might be a lie. Don't believe everything you hear.
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A person may say something carelessly and not really mean it. Everyone has sinned in this way at one time or another.