By the mouth of a fool comes (A)a rod for his back,[a]
    (B)but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
    but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
(C)A faithful witness does not lie,
    but (D)a false witness breathes out lies.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:3 Or In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride

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