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The talk of a fool is a rod for his back,[a]
    but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Where there are no oxen, there is no[b] grain;
    but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
A faithful witness does not lie,
    but a false witness breathes out lies.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 Cn: Heb a rod of pride
  2. Proverbs 14:4 Cn: Heb a manger of

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