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Fools have no interest in understanding;
    they only want to air their own opinions.

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A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:2 Lit to uncover his heart

Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
    they are asking for a beating.

The mouths of fools are their ruin;
    they trap themselves with their lips.

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A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.(A)

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.(B)

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13 Spouting off before listening to the facts
    is both shameful and foolish.

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13 The one who gives an answer before he listens—
this is foolishness and disgrace for him.(A)

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