The words of the mouth are deep waters,(A)
    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

It is not good to be partial to the wicked(B)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.(C)

The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(D)

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(E) to their very lives.(F)

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The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

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