⁶ A fool's lips walk into a fight,
    and his mouth invites ^(A)a beating.
^7 (B)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.
^8 (C)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into ^(D)the inner parts of the body.

¹³ If one gives an answer ^(A)before he hears,
    it is his folly and shame.