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that thou may keep council and that thy lips may conserve knowledge.

For the lips of the strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil,

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

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that you may maintain discretion
    and your lips may preserve knowledge.
For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
    and her speech is smoother than oil;(A)
but in the end she is bitter as gall,(B)
    sharp as a double-edged sword.

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