⁹ ·If you have an argument with [^LMake your accusations against] your neighbor,
    ·don’t tell other people what was said [keep it a secret from others].
¹⁰ Whoever hears it might shame you,
    and ·you might not ever be respected again [^Lthe slander against you will never stop].

¹⁴ People who brag about gifts they never give
are like clouds and wind that give no rain.

¹⁸ When you ·lie [falsely testify] about your neighbors [Ex. 20:16],
it hurts them as much as a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

²³ As the north wind brings rain,
·telling gossip [^La hidden tongue] brings angry looks.