¹⁶ Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
    and on their own heads their violence descends.^(A)

⁷ The mouths of fools are their ruin,
    and their lips a snare to themselves.^(A)

¹³ The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips,
    but the righteous escape from trouble.^(A)

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

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(A)

²³ He will repay them for their iniquity
    and wipe them out for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will wipe them out.^(A)

⁸ Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin;^[a]
    all who see them will shake with horror.^(A)