19 Whoever (A)goes about slandering reveals secrets;
    therefore do not associate with (B)a simple babbler.[a]
20 (C)If one curses his father or his mother,
    (D)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
21 (E)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:19 Hebrew with one who is simple in his lips

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