¹⁰ A sly wink of the eye^(A) causes grief,
and foolish lips will be destroyed.

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

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,^(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.^(B)

³⁰ The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.^(A)

¹⁴ “It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats.

⁶ Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,^[a](A)
and don’t desire his choice food,^(B)
7 for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.^[b](C)
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.^(D)
8 You will vomit the little you’ve eaten
and waste your pleasant words.

²³ Smooth^[a] lips with an evil heart
are like glaze on an earthen vessel.^(A)
24 A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.
²⁵ When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,
for there are seven detestable things in his heart.^(B)
26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception,
his evil will be revealed in the assembly.