7. When the wicked die, that’s it—the story’s over, end of hope.
8. A good person is saved from much trouble;a bad person runs straight into it.
9. The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction;the common sense of the godly preserves them.
10. When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers;when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.
11. When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes;evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.
12. Mean-spirited slander is heartless;quiet discretion accompanies good sense.
13. A gadabout gossip can’t be trusted with a secret,but someone of integrity won’t violate a confidence.