⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

⁸ The wise in heart accept commandments,
    but a chattering fool will fall.

¹⁰ One winking with the eye causes sorrow,
    but a chattering fool will fall.
¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

⁹ With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
    but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

⁶ The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.

³ The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back,
    but the lips of the wise protect them.

² The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
    not so with the heart of fools.

²³ The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,
    and adds learning to his lips.