⁶ A fool’s words^[a] bring strife,
    and his mouth invites fighting.
⁷ A fool’s mouth is his unraveling,
    and his lips entrap himself.
⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels
    as they descend to the innermost parts of the body.

¹³ Whoever answers before listening
    is both foolish and shameful.