⁶ A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.

³ A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a ^(A)furious man do not go,
²⁵ Lest you learn his ways
And set a snare for your soul.

^27 [a]An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning ^(A)fire.
²⁸ A perverse man sows strife,
And ^(B)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

⁹ If a wise man contends with a foolish man,
^(A)Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.