6 Honesty can keep you safe,but if you can't be trusted,you trap yourself.
7 When the wicked die,their hopes die with them.
8 Trouble goes right pastthe Lord's peopleand strikes the wicked.
9 Dishonest people use gossipto destroy their neighbours;good people are protectedby their own good sense.
10 When honest people prosperand the wicked disappear,the whole city celebrates.
11 When God blesses his people,their city prospers,but deceitful liarscan destroy a city.
12 It's stupid to say bad thingsabout your neighbours.If you are sensible,you will keep quiet.