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A fool’s lips bring strife,
    and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.

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The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.(A)

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20 Without wood a fire goes out;
    without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(A)

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