⁶ A fool’s lips bring strife,
    and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.
⁷ The mouths of fools are their ruin,
    and their lips a snare to themselves.^(A)
8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.^(B)

¹³ If one gives answer before hearing,
    it is folly and shame.^(A)