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

¹⁷ The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.^(A)

¹⁶ Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(A)

⁵ In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,^(A)
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.