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

⁷ The memory of the just is blessed,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments,
    but a prating fool will fall.

⁹ He who walks uprightly walks surely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be known.

¹⁰ He who winks with the eye causes sorrow,
    but a prating fool will fall.

¹¹ The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,
    but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all sins.

¹³ In the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

¹⁸ He who hides hatred has lying lips,
    and he who spreads slander is a fool.

¹³ A talebearer reveals secrets,
    but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are right,
    but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

⁶ The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
    but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips,
    but the just will come out of trouble.