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Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

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Wealth created by a lying tongue
    is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 21:6 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads mist for those who seek death.

23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue
    keeps his soul from troubles.

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23 Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,
    and you will stay out of trouble.

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