³ A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,^(A)
    but the lips of the wise protect them.^(B)

² The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.^(B)

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge,^(A)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

²³ The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,^(A)
    and their lips promote instruction.^[a](B)

⁶ The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.^(A)

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