14. The talk of a man of many oaths will make the hair stand upright; And their strife makes one stop his ears.
15. The strife of the proud is a shedding of blood; And their reviling of each other is a grievous thing to hear.
16. He that reveals secrets destroys credit, And shall not find a friend to his mind.
17. Love a friend, and keep faith with him: But if you reveal his secrets, You shall not pursue after him;
18. For as a man has destroyed his enemy, So have you destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.
19. And as a bird which you have loosed out of your hand, So have you let your neighbor go, and you will not catch him again:
20. Pursue him not, for he is gone far away, And has escaped as a gazelle out of the snare.
21. For a wound may be bound up, and after reviling there may be a reconcilement; But he that reveals secrets has lost hope.
22. One that winks with the eye contriveth evil things; And no man will remove him from it.
23. When you are present, he will speak sweetly, And will admire your words; But afterward he will writhe his mouth, And set a trap for you in your words.
24. I have hated many things, but nothing like him; And the Lord will hate him.
25. One that casts a stone on high casts it on his own head; And a deceitful stroke will open wounds.
26. He that digs a pit shall fall into it; And he that sets a snare shall be taken therein.
27. He that does evil things, they shall roll upon him, And he shall not know whence they have come to him.
28. Mockery and reproach are from the haughty; And vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for him.