11. The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life,but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
12. Hatred stirs up strife,but love covers all sins.
13. In the lips of him who has understanding wisdom is found,but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
14. Wise men store up knowledge,but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city;the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16. The labor of the righteous tends to life,the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17. He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,but he who refuses reproof errs.