⁹ Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.^(A)

¹⁶ The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

⁷ The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare^(A) to their very lives.^(B)

¹³ Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,^(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.^(B)

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,^(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(B)

⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a](A)

²³ He will repay^(A) them for their sins
    and destroy^(B) them for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will destroy them.

⁸ He will turn their own tongues against them^(A)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads^(B) in scorn.^(C)