⁹ With his ^(A)mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor,
But through knowledge the ^(B)righteous will be rescued.

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

²⁷ A ^(A)vile man digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like ^(B)scorching fire.
²⁸ A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.

⁵ He who mocks the ^(A)poor reproaches his Maker;
He who is ^(B)glad at disaster will not go unpunished.

⁹ He who ^(A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter ^(B)separates close companions.

⁶ A fool’s lips come with strife,
And his mouth calls for ^(A)beatings.

⁸ The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the ^[a]innermost parts of the stomach.