18 f gA slip on the pavement is better than a (slip) of the tongueg;

So doth the fall of the wicked come swiftlyf.

S 19 hAs the fat tail of a sheep, eaten without salt,

So is a word spoken out of seasonh.

G 20 A parable from the mouth of a fool is worthlessi,

For he uttereth it out of season.

(h) 20:21–23. Some are unintentionally without sin, while others sin intentionally

(= 3 distichs).