7 Excess speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.[a]
7 Too much talking isn’t right for a fool; even less so false speech for an honorable person.
26 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right or to flog the noble for their integrity.(A)
26 It isn’t good to punish the righteous, to strike the honorable for their integrity.
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