11 If the serpent bites before it is (A)charmed,
    there is no advantage to the charmer.

12 The words of a wise man's mouth (B)win him favor,[a]
    but (C)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 (D)A fool multiplies words,
    though no man knows what is to be,
    and who can tell him (E)what will be after him?
15 The toil of a fool wearies him,
    for he does not know (F)the way to the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:12 Or are gracious

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