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Evil people use their words to hurt others, but the words from good people can save others from danger.

When evil people are destroyed, they are gone and forgotten, but good people are remembered long after they are gone.

You praise people for their intelligence, but no one respects those who are stupid.

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The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.(A)

The wicked are overthrown and are no more,(B)
    but the house of the righteous stands firm.(C)

A person is praised according to their prudence,
    and one with a warped(D) mind is despised.

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