From the fruit of a man’s mouth he [a](A)enjoys good,
But the [b]desire of the treacherous is (B)violence.
The one who (C)guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who (D)opens wide his lips [c]comes to ruin.
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:2 Lit eats
  2. Proverbs 13:2 Lit soul
  3. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his