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20 Ability to give wise advice satisfies like a good meal!

21 Those who love to talk will suffer the consequences. Men have died for saying the wrong thing!

22 The man who finds a wife finds a good thing; she is a blessing to him from the Lord.

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20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(A)

21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(B)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(C)

22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(D)
    and receives favor from the Lord.(E)

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