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13 A gossip goes about telling secrets,
    but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence.
14 Where there is no guidance, a nation[a] falls,
    but in an abundance of counsellors there is safety.
15 To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble,
    but there is safety in refusing to do so.

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  1. Proverbs 11:14 Or an army

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