⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a](A)

¹² For the sins of their mouths,^(A)
    for the words of their lips,^(B)
    let them be caught in their pride.^(C)
For the curses and lies they utter,

³ A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,^(A)
    but the lips of the wise protect them.^(B)

⁶ The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.^(A)

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