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Louis Segond 1910
Les lèvres de l'insensé se mêlent aux querelles, Et sa bouche provoque les coups.
KJV
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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