⁴ The soothing tongue^(A) is a tree of life,^(B)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(C)

17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.^(A)

²⁴ Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.^(A)

²⁸ A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
    and a flattering mouth^(A) works ruin.