Holy Scripture
Ecclesiastes 10:13
A church father on this verse
“"His talk begins as foolishness and ends as evil madness. The fool prates on and on, but man does not know what will be; and who can tell him what will be after him? "So far the discussion has been about the fool, whose lips teach the wise man, or according to another interpretation, his lips make himself corrupt. The…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
13The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: And the end of his talk mischievous madness.
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In context
11If a serpent bite when there is no charmer’s whisper, Then there is no advantage to the charmer.
12The words of a wise mouth are gracious: But the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
— Ecclesiastes 10:13 —
14A fool moreover multiplies words: Man knows not what has been, nor what will be: Who shall tell him what will come after him?
15The labor of fools will afflict them, As that of one who knows not to go to the city.