One who (A)guards his mouth protects his life;
One who (B)opens wide his lips [a]comes to ruin.
The soul of the [b]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made [c]prosperous.
A righteous person (C)hates a false statement,
But a wicked person [d](D)acts disgustingly and shamefully.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:3 Lit ruin is his
  2. Proverbs 13:4 Lit idle
  3. Proverbs 13:4 Lit fat
  4. Proverbs 13:5 Lit causes a bad odor and causes shame

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