5. He that makes merry in his heart shall be condemned:
6. And he that hates talk has the less wickedness.
7. Never repeat what is told you, And you shall fare never the worse.
8. Whether it be of friend or foe, tell it not; And unless it is a sin to you, reveal it not.
9. For he has heard you, and observed you, And when the time comes he will hate you.
10. Hast you heard a word? let it die with you: Be of good courage, it will not burst you.
11. A fool will travail in pain with a word, As a woman in labor with a child.
12. As an arrow that sticks in the flesh of the thigh, So is a word in a fool’s belly.
13. Reprove a friend; it may be he did it not: And if he did something, that he may do it no more.
14. Reprove your neighbor; it may be he said it not: And if he has said it, that he may not say it again.
15. Reprove a friend; for many times there is slander: And trust not every word.
16. There is one that slips, and not from the heart: And who is he that has not sinned with his tongue?
17. Reprove your neighbor before you threaten him; And give place to the law of the Most High.