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The lips of a fool enter into an argument
and his mouth invites a beating.
A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
The words of a gossip are tasty morsels,
going down into one’s innermost being.

One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.

10 The Name of Adonai is a strong tower.
The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high.

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