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10 If you don't sharpen your ax,
    it will be harder to use;
if you are wise,
    you'll know what to do.[a]
11 The power to charm a snake
does you no good
    if it bites you anyway.

12 If you talk sensibly,
    you will have friends;
if you talk foolishly,
    you will destroy yourself.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.10 do: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 10.

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