¹³ Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,^(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.^(B)

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

⁸ The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.^(A)

⁸ He will turn their own tongues against them^(A)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads^(B) in scorn.^(C)

¹⁸ It is good to grasp the one
    and not let go of the other.
    Whoever fears God^(A) will avoid all extremes.^[a]

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

⁷ The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare^(B) to their very lives.^(C)