⁹ With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

⁶ The words of the wicked ^(A)lie in wait for blood,
    but ^(B)the mouth of the upright delivers them.

^27 (A)A worthless man plots evil,
    and his speech^[a] is like ^(B)a scorching fire.
^28 (C)A dishonest man spreads strife,
    and ^(D)a whisperer ^(E)separates close friends.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor ^(A)insults his Maker;
    he who is ^(B)glad at calamity will not go ^(C)unpunished.

⁹ Whoever ^(A)covers an offense seeks love,
    but he who repeats a matter ^(B)separates close friends.

⁶ A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites ^(A)a beating.

^8 (A)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into ^(B)the inner parts of the body.

19 ^(A)Better is a poor person who ^(B)walks in his integrity
    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

¹⁹ Whoever ^(A)goes about slandering reveals secrets;
    therefore do not associate with ^(B)a simple babbler.^[a]