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Ecclesiastes 10:12

“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.”

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¹⁰If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.

¹¹If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

¹²The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

¹³The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.

¹⁴Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?

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