²² One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty^(A)
    and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.

²³ Those who guard their mouths^(B) and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.^(C)

²⁴ The proud and arrogant person^(D)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

²⁵ The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,^(E)
    because his hands refuse to work.
²⁶ All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous^(F) give without sparing.^(G)