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A fool has no delight in understanding,
    but only in revealing his own opinion.

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A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
    but only (A)in expressing his opinion.

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A fool’s lips come into strife,
    and his mouth invites beatings.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites (A)a beating.
(B)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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13 He who answers before he hears,
    that is folly and shame to him.

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13 If one gives an answer (A)before he hears,
    it is his folly and shame.

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