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Douay-Rheims
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The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
King James
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The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Louis Second
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Le commencement des paroles de sa bouche est folie, et la fin de son discours est une méchante folie
Martin Luther
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Der Anfang seiner Worte ist Narrheit, und das Ende ist schädliche Torheit.
Vulgate
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initium verborum eius stultitia et novissimum oris illius error pessimus

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


initium : beginning, start, commencement, origin.
illius : (neut. sing. gen.) She paid half OF THAT (the cost).
illius : (masc. fem. neut. gen. sing.) Go ahead, eat some OF THAT.
illius : (fem. sing. gen.) They are fond OF THAT (change).
error : wandering, error, mistake, deception.
error : erroris : error, mistake, going astray.
error : uncertainty / deception.
pessimus : worst (see malus).