It is not good to (A)be partial to[a] the wicked
    or to (B)deprive the righteous of justice.
A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites (C)a beating.
(D)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of

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