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Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
    much less do lying lips fit a prince.

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Excess speech is not becoming to a fool;
    still less is false speech to a ruler.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 17.7 Or a noble

26 Also to punish the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog officials for their integrity.

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26 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right
    or to flog the noble for their integrity.(A)

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