Proverbs

³When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach. ⁴The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream. ⁵It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice. ⁶The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. ⁷The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives. ⁸The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. ⁹One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.