⁹ Argue your case with your neighbor directly,
    and do not disclose another’s secret,^(A)
10 or else someone who hears you will bring shame upon you,
    and your ill repute will have no end.

¹⁴ Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of a gift never given.^(A)

¹⁸ Like a war club, a sword, or a sharp arrow
    is one who bears false witness against a neighbor.^(A)

²³ The north wind produces rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.^(A)