6. The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
7. The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
8. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
9. One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
10. The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.