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“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a (A)man of lips be in the right?

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The (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge look good,
But the (B)mouth of [a]fools pours forth [b]folly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:2 One who fails in wisdom due to willful sin
  2. Proverbs 15:2 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool

14 Yet the (A)simpleminded fool multiplies words. No man knows what will happen, and who can tell him (B)what will come after him?

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