⁷ Excess speech is not becoming to a fool;
    still less is false speech to a ruler.^[a]

²⁴ A lie is an ugly blot on a person;
    it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.^(A)

¹⁶ Two kinds of individuals multiply sins,
    and a third incurs wrath.
Hot passion that blazes like a fire
    will not be quenched until it burns itself out;
those who commit incest with their near of kin
    will never cease until the fire burns them up.^(A)