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A witness who lies will be punished.
    An untruthful person will die.

10 No foolish person should live in luxury.
    No slave should rule over princes!

11 A wise person is patient.
    He will be honored if he ignores a wrong done against him.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)

10 It is not fitting for a fool(B) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(C)

11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(D)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

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