3
He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
4
The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
5
A righteous man hates falsehood, but a wicked man acts shamefully and disgracefully.
6
Righteousness guards him whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked.
7
One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.