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11 Therefore, beware of futile grumbling
    and restrain your tongue from calumny,[a]
for even something said in secret has repercussions,
    and a lying mouth destroys the soul.
12 Do not invite death by a life prone to error,
    nor incur destruction by the works of your hands.
13 For God did not make death,
    nor does he delight in the death of the living.

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom 1:11 Calumny: used here in the sense of criticism of God and his providence.