⁹ With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

²⁸ A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

²⁹ Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

¹⁸ Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

¹¹ `Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

² He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart.

³ He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.

⁴ Despised in his eyes `is' a rejected one, And those fearing Jehovah he doth honour. He hath sworn to suffer evil, and changeth not;

¹³ A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.