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18The one who lives alone is self-indulgent,
showing contempt for all who have sound judgment.
²A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing personal opinion.
³When wickedness comes, contempt comes also;
and with dishonor comes disgrace.
⁴The words of the mouth are deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
⁵It is not right to be partial to the guilty,
or to subvert the innocent in judgment.
⁶A fool’s lips bring strife,
and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.
⁷The mouths of fools are their ruin,
and their lips a snare to themselves.
⁸The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.