¹⁹ ·If you talk a lot [^LIn an abundance of words], ·you are sure to sin [^Lwickedness does not cease];
if you are wise, you will ·keep quiet [^Lrestrain your lips].

²³ ·Wise [Prudent] people ·keep what they know to themselves [^Lconceal/hide their knowledge],
but ·fools can’t keep from showing how foolish they are [^Lthe heart of fools proclaim their stupidity].

³ Those who ·are careful about what they say [^Lwatch/guard their mouth] protect their lives,
but whoever ·speaks without thinking [^Lspreads their lips wide] will be ruined.

²⁸ Even fools seem to be wise if they keep quiet;
if they ·don’t speak [^Lkeep their lips shut], they appear to understand.

¹³ Anyone who answers without listening
is foolish and ·confused [or a disgrace].

²³ Those who ·are careful about what they say [^Lguard their mouth and tongue]
·keep themselves out of [guard themselves from] trouble.