¹² One who despises his neighbor lacks ^[a]sense,
But a person of understanding keeps silent.

¹⁸ There is one who ^(A)speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,
But the ^(B)tongue of the wise brings healing.

⁴ A ^[a]soothing tongue is a tree of life,
But perversion in it ^[b]crushes the spirit.

²⁷ A ^(A)worthless person digs up evil,
While ^[a]his words are like ^(B)scorching fire.

² Like a ^(A)sparrow in its ^[a]flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
So a ^(B)curse without cause does not come to rest.