Holy Scripture
Proverbs 22:14
A church father on this verse
“The mouth of one speaking ill is a great pit, a steep precipice for the innocent, but steeper for one of ill will. An innocent person, though easily credulous, falls quickly, but when he has fallen rises again. The slanderer is thrown headlong by his own acts, from which he will never emerge or escape.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
14The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; And he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. a Evil ways are before a man, And he does not like to turn away from them; But it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.
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12But the eyes of the Lord preserve discretion; But the transgressor despises wise words.
13The sluggard makes excuses, and says, There is a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.
— Proverbs 22:14 —
15Folly is attached to the heart of a child, But the rod and instruction are then far from him.
16He that oppresses the poor, increases his own substance, Yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.