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How many will ridicule him, and how often!
18
A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue; the downfall of the wicked will occur just as speedily.
19
A coarse person is like an inappropriate story, continually on the lips of the ignorant.
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A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at the proper time.
21
One may be prevented from sinning by poverty; so when he rests he feels no remorse.
22
One may lose his life through shame, or lose it because of human respect.
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Another out of shame makes promises to a friend, and so makes an enemy for nothing.
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A lie is an ugly blot on a person; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.
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A thief is preferable to a habitual liar, but the lot of both is ruin.
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A liar's way leads to disgrace, and his shame is ever with him.
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The wise person advances himself by his words, and one who is sensible pleases the great.