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อันนินทากาเลเหมือนเทน้ำ ไม่ชอกช้ำเหมือนเอามีดมากรีดหิน
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The quote compares slander with pouring water: it may pass without leaving a lasting mark. By contrast, cutting stone with a knife suggests a deep, visible wound. The comparison presents slander as less permanently damaging than an injury carved into stone.
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