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He who guards his mouth preserves his life;
    he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
A righteous man hates falsehood,
    but a wicked man acts shamefully and disgracefully.

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