⁶ A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
^7 (A)A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his ^(B)soul.
^8 (C)The words of a ^[a]talebearer are like ^[b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the ^[c]inmost body.

¹³ He who answers a matter before he hears it,
It is folly and shame to him.