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

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commands,
^(A)But ^[a]a prating fool will ^[b]fall.

¹⁰ He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.

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

¹⁴ Wise people store up knowledge,
But ^(A)the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

³ In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
^(A)But the lips of the wise will preserve them.

⁷ The lips of the wise ^[a]disperse knowledge,
But the heart of the fool does not do so.

⁷ The lips of the wise ^[a]disperse knowledge,
But the heart of the fool does not do so.