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

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

² The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.^(B)

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