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A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at its proper time.
21
A man may be prevented from sinning by his poverty, so when he rests he feels no remorse.
22
A man may lose his life through shame, or lose it because of his foolish look.
23
A man may for shame make promises to a friend, and needlessly make him an enemy.
24
A lie is an ugly blot on a man; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.