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لسانك حصانك، إن صنته صانك وإن خنته خانك.

Your tongue is your horse: if you guard it, it guards you; if you betray it, it betrays you.

Careful, honest speech protects and serves you; careless or dishonest words come back to harm you.

Traditional Jordan Wisdom, Jordan

Source: Traditional Jordan proverb, public-domain oral tradition

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