⁴ The words of the mouth are deep waters,^(A)
    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

⁵ It is not good to be partial to the wicked^(B)
    and so deprive the innocent of justice.^(C)

⁶ The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.^(D)

⁷ The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare^(E) to their very lives.^(F)

⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.^(G)

²⁰ From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.^(A)

²¹ The tongue has the power of life and death,^(B)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.^(C)