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Debate your case with your neighbor,
    and don’t betray the confidence of another,
10     lest one who hears it put you to shame,
    and your bad reputation never depart.

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Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
    and do not disclose another’s secret,(A)
10 or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute will have no end.

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14 As clouds and wind without rain,
    so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

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14 Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of a gift never given.(A)

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18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor
    is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

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18 Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow
    is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.(A)

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23 The north wind produces rain;
    so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

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23 The north wind produces rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.(A)

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