An idiot does not enjoy learning, but revels in holding forth on whatever topic he pleases. <\/p>\n
(If you’re wicked, expect contempt. Then dishonour & disgrace.)<\/p>\n
Listen carefully to what a man says – his words tell you more than he knows. Listen even more carefully to wisdom – it is a spring that gurgles forth refreshment.<\/p>\n
(Don’t favour wicked people, or withhold justice from a righteous man)<\/p>\n
An idiot lets his lips lead him into a fight – his tongue begs for a beating. Again, his mouth will ruin him, and his speech is a snare to his soul.<\/p>\n
The whisperer’s words are like candy-corn; they deliver the moral equivalent of high-fructose corn syrup deep into your already-struggling insulin-resistant bloodstream.<\/p>\n
Whoever is slack at work is the peer of the destructive one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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