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10 If the iron axe is blunt
    and one doesn’t sharpen the edge,
then he must exert more force.
So wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

11 If the snake bites before it is charmed,
    there is no profit for the charmer.
12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,
    but the lips of a fool destroy him.

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