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From the fruit of their words good people eat good things,
    but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing.
Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
    those who open wide their lips come to ruin.
The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing,
    while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.

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From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,(A)
    but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

Those who guard their lips(B) preserve their lives,(C)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(D)

A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(E)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

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