^8 (A)The wise of heart will receive commandments,
    but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but he who ^(A)hates reproof is ^(B)stupid.

⁶ A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites ^(A)a beating.
^7 (B)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.

⁹ Give instruction^[a] to a wise man, and he will be ^(A)still wiser;
    teach a righteous man, and he will ^(B)increase in learning.

²³ In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk ^(A)tends only to poverty.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
    but the folly of fools is deceiving.

^3 (A)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    ^(B)he who opens wide his lips ^(C)comes to ruin.

¹³ An evil man is ensnared ^(A)by the transgression of his lips,^{[a]
    (B)}but the righteous escapes from trouble.