The lying tongue: Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. Concealing hatred through lies (soteh shinah besiphte shaqer) and spreading slander (u'motzi diba) are marks of foolishness. The person attempts to hide his true feeling through deception, compounding the deception. Slander spreads harm through the community. This indicates that integrity requires honesty even about negative feelings; concealment through lies is a form of double deception.

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