3 Rottenness and worms will possess him,and the reckless will be snatched away.
4 Whoever trusts others too quickly has a shallow mind,and those who sin wrong themselves.
5 Whoever gloats over evil will be destroyed,
6 and whoever repeats gossip has no sense.
7 Never repeat gossip,and no one will reproach you.
8 Tell nothing to friend or foe;and unless it be a sin for you, do not reveal a thing.
9 For someone may have heard you and watched you,and in time come to hate you.