¹³ Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,^(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.^(B)

³ Those who guard their lips^(A) preserve their lives,^(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.^(C)

²¹ The tongue has the power of life and death,^(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.^(B)