A fool’s lips bring strife, and a fool’s mouth invites a flogging.
A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for strokes.
A [self-confident] fool's lips bring contention, and his mouth invites a beating.
A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
The lips of fools make accusations; their mouths elicit beatings.
The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.
The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent ignore an insult.
By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice.
The wise are cautious and turn away from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is careless.
The talk of fools is a rod for their backs, but the lips of the wise preserve them.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
A violent-tempered person will pay the penalty; if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.
Punishments are prepared for scoffers and flogging for the backs of fools.
It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious wife.
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
If the wise go to law with fools, there is ranting and ridicule without relief.