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19 If you insult a relative,
    it will be difficult to become friends with him again.
Arguments keep people apart,
    like the walls of a strong city.
20 If you speak words that help people,
    they are like good food.
21 Words have the power to bring life or death.
    So be careful if you talk a lot!

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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(B)

21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(C)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(D)

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