Proverbs 18:18-23

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁸ Casting the lot puts an end to disputes
    and decides between powerful contenders.
¹⁹ An ally offended is stronger than a city;^[a]
    such quarrelling is like the bars of a castle.
²⁰ From the fruit of the mouth one’s stomach is satisfied;
    the yield of the lips brings satisfaction.
²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.
²² He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
    and obtains favour from the Lord.
²³ The poor use entreaties,
    but the rich answer roughly.