3 When a wrong one comes, scorn comes too. And with shame comes reproach.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.
5 It is not good to show partiality to the wrong, Or to turn aside the righteous in right-ruling.
6 A fool’s lips enter into strife, And his mouth calls for blows.
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his life.
8 The words of a slanderer are like delicacies, And they go down into the inner parts of the heart.
9 Also, he who is slack in his work Is a brother of a master destroyer.