⁹ With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.^(A)

⁶ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(A)

²⁷ A scoundrel^(A) plots evil,
    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.^(B)

²⁸ A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(C)
    and a gossip separates close friends.^(D)

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor^(A) shows contempt for their Maker;^(B)
    whoever gloats over disaster^(C) will not go unpunished.^(D)

⁹ Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,^(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.^(B)

⁶ The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.^(A)

⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.^(A)

19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.^(A)

¹⁹ A gossip betrays a confidence;^(A)
    so avoid anyone who talks too much.