⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips.
    A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁷ Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool,
    much less do lying lips fit a prince.

²⁰ One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity,
    and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²⁷ He who spares his words has knowledge.
    He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
²⁸ Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
    When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.