³² The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!

¹⁰ The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written `by' the upright, words of truth.

⁸ discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

²⁷ `Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

¹² Words of the mouth of the wise `are' gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

⁶ The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

⁷ The mouth of a fool `is' ruin to him, And his lips `are' the snare of his soul.

⁸ The words of a tale-bearer `are' as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down `to' the inner parts of the heart.

²⁸ The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

² The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

¹⁸ A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

⁶ The words of the wicked `are': `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

¹² To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,