⁸ The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.^(A)

¹³ Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,^(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.^(B)

³ Those who guard their lips^(A) preserve their lives,^(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.^(C)

⁷ The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare^(A) to their very lives.^(B)