Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool,
Much less lying lips to a prince.

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Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.

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26 Also, to punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.[a](A)

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Notas al pie

  1. 17:26 Or noble unfairly