The first verse speaks of the immediate, the others of the remote, results of the “fool’s” temper. First, “contention,” then “strokes” or blows, th…

His mouth calls for strokes, which he provokes by his insolence and quarrelsomeness.

A fool's lips enter into contention
That is, between others, when he has nothing to do with it; but he must be meddl…

What mischief bad men do to themselves by their ungoverned tongues!