⁹ With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.^(A)

¹¹ Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,^(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.^(B)

²⁴ Keep your mouth free of perversity;
    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.

²⁰ Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.^(A)