6   A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
kciyl³⁶⁸⁴ saphah⁸¹⁹³ bow'⁹³⁵ riyb⁷³⁷⁹ peh⁶³¹⁰ qara'⁷¹²¹ mahalummah⁴¹¹²

7   A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
kciyl³⁶⁸⁴ peh⁶³¹⁰ mchittah⁴²⁸⁸ saphah⁸¹⁹³ mowqesh⁴¹⁷⁰ nephesh⁵³¹⁵

8   The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
dabar¹⁶⁹⁷ nirgan⁵³⁷² laham³⁸⁵⁹ yarad³³⁸¹ cheder²³¹⁵ beten⁹⁹⁰

9   He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
raphah⁷⁵⁰³ mla'kah⁴³⁹⁹ 'ach²⁵¹ ba`al¹¹⁶⁷ shachath⁷⁸⁴³

10   The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
shem⁸⁰³⁴ Yhovah³⁰⁶⁸ `oz⁵⁷⁹⁷ migdal⁴⁰²⁶ tsaddiyq⁶⁶⁶² ruwts⁷³²³ sagab⁷⁶⁸²

11   The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
`ashiyr<sup>6223</sup> hown<sup>1952</sup> `oz⁵⁷⁹⁷ qiryah⁷¹⁵¹ sagab⁷⁶⁸² chowmah²³⁴⁶ maskiyth⁴⁹⁰⁶

12   Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
paniym⁶⁴⁴⁰ sheber⁷⁶⁶⁷ leb³⁸²⁰ 'iysh³⁷⁶ gabahh¹³⁶¹ paniym⁶⁴⁴⁰ kabowd³⁵¹⁹ `anavah⁶⁰³⁸

13   He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
shuwb⁷⁷²⁵ dabar¹⁶⁹⁷ shama`⁸⁰⁸⁵ 'ivveleth²⁰⁰ klimmah³⁶³⁹

14   The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
ruwach⁷³⁰⁷ 'iysh³⁷⁶ kuwl³⁵⁵⁷ machaleh⁴²⁴⁵ nake'⁵²¹⁸ ruwach⁷³⁰⁷ nasa'⁵³⁷⁵