6 Good character is the best insurance;crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.
7 When the wicked die, that’s it—the story’s over, end of hope.
8 A good person is saved from much trouble;a bad person runs straight into it.
9 The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction;the common sense of the godly preserves them.
10 When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers;when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.
11 When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes;evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.
12 Mean-spirited slander is heartless;quiet discretion accompanies good sense.