6. For wisdom is a kindly spirit,yet she does not acquit blasphemous lips;Because God is the witness of the inmost selfand the sure observer of the heartand the listener to the tongue.
7. For the spirit of the Lord fills the world,is all-embracing, and knows whatever is said.
8. Therefore those who utter wicked things will not go unnoticed,nor will chastising condemnation pass them by.
9. For the devices of the wicked shall be scrutinized,and the sound of their words shall reach the Lord,for the chastisement of their transgressions;
10. Because a jealous ear hearkens to everything,and discordant grumblings are not secret.
11. Therefore guard against profitless grumbling,and from calumny withhold your tongues;For a stealthy utterance will not go unpunished,and a lying mouth destroys the soul.
12. Do not court death by your erring way of life,nor draw to yourselves destruction by the works of your hands.
13. Because God did not make death,nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.
14. For he fashioned all things that they might have being,and the creatures of the world are wholesome;There is not a destructive drug among themnor any domain of Hades on earth,
15. For righteousness is undying.
16. It was the wicked who with hands and words invited death,considered it a friend, and pined for it,and made a covenant with it,Because they deserve to be allied with it.