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People who do things too quickly will stop and think first.
    Those who cannot speak well will be able to talk clearly.
Nobody will praise a stupid person.
    Nobody will respect people who cheat others.
Stupid people say silly things.
    They think of evil things that they can do.
They live in a way that does not respect God.
    The things that they teach about the Lord are false.
They keep food away from hungry people.
    They give no drink to thirsty people.

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The fearful heart will know and understand,(A)
    and the stammering tongue(B) will be fluent and clear.
No longer will the fool(C) be called noble
    nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
For fools speak folly,(D)
    their hearts are bent on evil:(E)
They practice ungodliness(F)
    and spread error(G) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(H)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.

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