²⁸ Do not be a ^(A)witness against your neighbor for no reason,
And ^(B)do not deceive with your lips.
^29 (C)Do not say, “I shall do the same to him as he has done to me;
I will ^[a]repay the person according to his work.”

⁸ Do not go out ^(A)hastily to ^[a]argue your case;
^[b]Otherwise, what will you do in ^[c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?
^9 [d](B)Argue your case with your neighbor,
And ^(C)do not reveal the secret of another,
¹⁰ Or one who hears it will put you to shame,
And the evil report about you will not ^[e]pass away.

¹⁸ Like a club, a ^(A)sword, and a sharp ^(B)arrow
Is a person who gives ^(C)false testimony against his neighbor.

²³ The north wind brings rain,
And a ^[a](A)gossiping tongue brings an angry face.