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Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
A fool despises his father’s correction,
    but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

The soothing tongue(D) is a tree of life,(E)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.(F)

A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.(G)

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