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

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

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.

¹⁴ Wise men store up knowledge,
    but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

⁹ A hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
    but through knowledge the just will be delivered.

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

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride,
    but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

² The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright,
    but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

⁷ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
    but the heart of the foolish does not do so.

⁷ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,
    but the heart of the foolish does not do so.