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Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
    and do not disclose another’s secret,(A)
10 or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute will have no end.

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Instead, take up the matter with your neighbor,
    and don’t betray another person’s confidence.
10 Otherwise, anyone who hears will make you ashamed,
    and your bad reputation will never leave you.

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If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

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14 Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of a gift never given.(A)

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14 Like clouds and winds without rain
    is the man who brags
        about gifts he never gave.

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14 Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of gifts never given.

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18 Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow
    is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.(A)

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18 A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow—
    that’s what a man is who lies about his neighbor.

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18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(A)

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23 The north wind produces rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.(A)

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23 The north wind brings rain,
    and a backbiting tongue an angry look.

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23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
    is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.

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