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Debate your cause with your neighbor himself,
    and do not disclose a secret to another;
10 lest he who hears it put you to shame,
    and your reputation be ruined.

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Argue your argument with your neighbor himself,
    the secret of another do not disclose,
10 lest he who hears shame you
    and your ill repute will not end.

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14 Whoever boasts himself of a false gift
    is like clouds and wind without rain.

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14 Like clouds and wind when there is no rain,
    so too is a man who boasts in a gift of deception.

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18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
    is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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18 Like a club and sword and a sharp arrow
    is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

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23 The north wind brings rain,
    and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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23 The wind of the north produces rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.

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