“I was almost in utter ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

The wise of heart will receive commands,
But a babbling fool will be ruined.

He who winks the eye causes trouble,
And a babbling fool will be ruined.

Wise men store up knowledge,
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

The rich man’s wealth is his fortress,
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,
But ruin to the workers of iniquity.

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

In a multitude of people is a king’s glory,
But in the dearth of people is a prince’s ruin.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

The foolishness of man ruins his way,
And his heart rages against the Lord.

The righteous one considers the house of the wicked,
Turning the wicked to ruin.

For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.