From the fruit of his mouth a man (A)eats what is good,
    but the desire of the treacherous (B)is for violence.
(C)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    (D)he who opens wide his lips (E)comes to ruin.
(F)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent (G)is richly supplied.

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