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Against Slander

[To the audience]

10 “Do not slander a slave to his master.
    The slave will curse you,
        and you will be found guilty.”

Four Kinds of People

11 A certain kind of person curses his father
    and does not bless his mother.
12 A certain kind of person thinks he is pure
    but is not washed from his own feces.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:12 Blunt Hebrew term but not considered vulgar.

10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
    or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

11 “There are those who curse their fathers
    and do not bless their mothers;(A)
12 those who are pure in their own eyes(B)
    and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(C)

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