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The poor man speaks beseechingly,

the rich man’s answer is blunt.

A person’s belly will be filled with the fruit of his mouth;

with what his lips produce he will be filled.

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The tongue has power over life and death;

those who indulge it must eat its fruit.

A fool’s words get him into fights;

yes, his mouth calls out for a beating.

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A fool’s mouth is his ruin;

his words are a trap for him.

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A slanderer’s words are tasty morsels;

they slide right down into the belly.

The first to state his case seems right,

till the other one comes and cross-examines.

The words of a man’s mouth are deep water,

a gushing torrent, a fountain of wisdom.