A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites (A)a beating.
(B)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.
(C)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into (D)the inner parts of the body.

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

The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

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

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19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
    and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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