13 An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech,(A)
but a righteous one escapes from trouble.(B)

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13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(B)

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A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.(A)

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The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(A) to their very lives.(B)

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12 For man certainly does not know his time:(A) like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds caught in a trap,(B) so people are trapped in an evil time(C) as it suddenly falls on them.(D)

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12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:

As fish are caught in a cruel net,
    or birds are taken in a snare,
so people are trapped by evil times(A)
    that fall unexpectedly upon them.(B)

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