⁴ The Lord God has given ^(A)me
    the tongue of those who are taught,
that ^(B)I may know how to sustain with a word
    ^(C)him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
    he awakens my ear
    to hear as those who are taught.

¹² The words of a wise man's mouth ^(A)win him favor,^[a]
    but ^(B)the lips of a fool consume him.
¹³ The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
    and the end of his talk is evil madness.

^11 (A)A word fitly spoken
    is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
¹² Like ^(B)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
    is a wise reprover to ^(C)a listening ear.