15 ccMy son, dbring noe blemish on thy good deedsd,

fNor in (giving) any giftg (cause) grief through wordsf;

G 16 hJust ash the raini maketh the burning heat to cease;

kSo a word changethl (the character of) a giftk.

17 mFor there is a good word which is better than a giftm,

And both belong to a saintlyn man.

18 A fool upbraideth ungraciouslyo,

And the gift of an enviousp man consumethq the eyes.

(g) 18:19–29. The need of foresight and preparation in view of many things which happen to men; this is true Wisdom

(= 3 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 distichs).

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