12 The words of a wise man's mouth (A)win him favor,[a]
    but (B)the lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
    and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 (C)A fool multiplies words,
    though no man knows what is to be,
    and who can tell him (D)what will be after him?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:12 Or are gracious

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