13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(A)

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13 He who returns a word before he will hear,
    folly itself belongs to him as well as[a] shame.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 18:13 Hebrew “and”

17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
    until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

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17 The first in his dispute is deemed righteous,
    but his neighbor will come and examine him.

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