⁴ An ^(A)evildoer gives heed to lips of wickedness;
^[a]A liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

²⁰ He who has a crooked heart ^(A)finds no good,
And he who is ^(B)perverted in his tongue falls into evil.

¹⁸ Like a madman who shoots
^(A)Firebrands, arrows, and death,
¹⁹ So is the man who ^(B)deceives his neighbor,
And says, “^(C)Am I not joking?”

²⁸ A lying tongue hates ^[a]those it crushes,
And a ^(A)flattering mouth works ruin.