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Proverbs continued.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious

AT: "The things that a wise man says are gracious" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

the lips of a fool swallow himself

Here the word "swallow" has the sense of destroy. AT: "The things that a foolish man says destroy him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)