⁹ When those who surround me rise up,^[a]
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.^(A)

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.^(A)

¹³ By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped,^(A)
but a righteous person escapes from trouble.^(B)

³ The one who guards his mouth protects his life;^(A)
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.^(B)