24. The billowing smoke of a furnace precedes the fire,so insults precede bloodshed.
25. I am not ashamed to shelter a friend,and I will not hide from him.
26. But if harm should come to me because of him,all who hear of it will beware of him.
27. Who will set a guard over my mouth,an effective seal on my lips,That I may not fail through them,and my tongue may not destroy me?