Verse 10
AN ISOLATED MAXIM
"Slander not a servant with his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty."
A slander, of course, is an evil, untruthful saying against someone. Clarke noted that, "The proverb warns against bringing a false accusation against a servant, lest thou be found guilty of the falsehood, and the servant curse thee for traducing his character, and in his turn, traduce thine. A general rule also appears here, `Do not meddle with other people's servants.'"[13]
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