3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes,and with shame comes disgrace.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters.The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good,nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6 A fool’s lips come into strife,and his mouth invites beatings.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9 One who is slack in his workis brother to him who is a master of destruction.