⁶ A fool’s lips come with strife,
And his mouth calls for ^(A)beatings.
⁷ A ^(B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
⁸ The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the ^[a]innermost parts of the stomach.

¹³ He who ^(A)responds with a word before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.