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Wise-hearted people take orders, but a babbling fool will have trouble.
9
He who walks purely walks securely, but he who walks in crooked ways will be found out.
10
He who winks his eye [instead of rebuking] causes pain, yet a babbling fool will have trouble.
11
The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.
12
Hate stirs up disputes, but love covers all kinds of transgressions.
13
On the lips of the intelligent is found wisdom, but a stick is in store for the back of a fool.
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Wise people hide their knowledge, but when a fool speaks, ruin is imminent.
15
The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
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The activity of the righteous is for life; the income of the wicked is for sin.
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He who observes discipline is on the way to life; but he who ignores correction is making a mistake.
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He who covers up hate has lips that lie, and anyone who slanders is a fool.