⁹ With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

⁶ The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
    but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

²⁷ A man of wickedness concocts evil,
    and his lips are like a scorching fire.
²⁸ A person of perversity will spread dissent,
    and he who whispers separates a close friend.

⁵ He who mocks the poor insults him who made him;
    he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

⁹ He who forgives an affront fosters love,
    but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

⁶ The lips of a fool will bring strife,
    and his mouth calls out for a flogging.

⁸ The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels,
    and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.

¹⁹ He reveals a secret, he who walks about with gossip,
    and do not associate with a babbler’s lips.

¹⁰ Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
    quarrel and abuse will cease.