2. A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
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 work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.