7. The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
8. The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
9. He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.
10. A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.
11. The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
12. Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility.