8 Don't tell it to your friends or your enemies unless it would be sinful to keep it to yourself.
9 Whoever hears you will take notice of it, and sooner or later will hate you for it.
10 Have you heard a rumour? Let it die with you. Be brave! It won't make you explode.
11 A foolish person trying to keep a secret suffers like a woman in labour.
12 Whenever he hears a secret, it's like an arrow stuck in his leg.
13 If you hear that a friend has done something wrong, ask him about it. Maybe it isn't true. If it is true, he won't do it again.
14 If you hear that a neighbour has said something he shouldn't, ask him about it. Maybe he didn't say it. If he did, he won't say it again.