Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.¹²

Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!

Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.

Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.

Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.

Excellent speech is not suitable for a fool: much less lying lips for a prince!

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

⌞Fine speech⌟¹ is not becoming a fool, ⌞still less⌟² is ⌞false speech⌟³ for a ruler.

An arrogant lip is not fitting for a fool, much less are lying lips for a noble.

An excellent lip is not fitting for a fool; much less are lying lips fitting for a prince.

Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

Excellent speech becometh not the base; How much less lying lips the noble!

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.¹²

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.¹²

Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.