Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
Excellent speech does not benefit a fool [who is spiritually blind], Much less do lying lips benefit a prince.
Fine or arrogant speech does not befit [an empty-headed] fool—much less do lying lips befit a prince.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.
Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.
Too much talking isn’t right for a fool; even less so false speech for an honorable person.
Fine speech is unbecoming to a boor, and even less lying lips to a leader.
It sounds strange for a fool to talk sensibly, but it's even worse for a ruler to tell lies.
Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!
Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
You wouldn’t expect to hear a fine speech from a fool, and you shouldn’t expect lies from a ruler.
It does not seem right when a fool says clever things. It is certainly not right when a ruler tells lies.
Eloquent lips are not fitting for a fool. How much less lying lips for a ruler!
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
·Fools should not be proud [or It is not right for fools to be good speakers], and ·rulers [honorable people] should not ·be liars [L have lying lips].
High talk becometh not a fool, much less a lying talk a prince.
Refined speech is not fitting for a godless fool. How much less does lying fit a noble person!
Respected people do not tell lies, and fools have nothing worthwhile to say.
Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.
Foolish people should not be proud. And rulers should not be liars!
Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince!
¶ Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Excellent lips are not fitting for a wicked fool, Even less are lying lips for a noble man.
Fine speech is not becoming a fool, still less is false speech for a ruler.
Truth from a rebel or lies from a king are both unexpected.
We don’t expect eloquence from fools, nor do we expect lies from our leaders.
Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
Refined speech is not fitting for a godless fool. How much less does lying fit a noble person!
Fine words ill fit a fool; how much more lying lips, a noble!
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.
Fine words are not becoming to a fool, and much less are false words to a noble.
Fools should not be proud, and rulers should not be liars.
Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!
Fancy words don’t belong in the mouths of ungodly fools. And lies certainly don’t belong in the mouths of rulers!
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool – how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.
Fine speaking is not right for a fool. Even worse are lying lips to a ruler.
Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.
Excess speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.
Eloquent speech becometh not a naval (fool), much less do lying sfatayim (lips) a ruler.
High talk does not become a fool; much less lying lips, a prince.
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
Arrogant lips are not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a ruler.
Elegant speech sounds odd when it comes from a fool, and a lie on the lips of a leader is even more out of place!
Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
Words well-set together beseem not a fool; and a lying lip becometh not a prince. (Words put together well become not a fool; and lies become not a leader.)
Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
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