²³ The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,^(A)
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.^(B)

¹⁶ All who are prudent act with^[a] knowledge,
    but fools expose^(A) their folly.^(B)

² The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.^(B)

¹³ A gossip betrays a confidence,^(A)
    but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.^(B)

¹⁹ Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.^(A)

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.^(B)

¹² Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,^(A)
    but fools are consumed by their own lips.^(B)
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
    at the end they are wicked madness—
¹⁴     and fools multiply words.^(C)

No one knows what is coming—
    who can tell someone else what will happen after them?^(D)

³ Even as fools walk along the road,
    they lack sense
    and show everyone^(A) how stupid they are.