11. The peh (mouth) of a tzaddik is a Makor Chayyim, but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im.
12. Sin'ah (hatred) stirreth up medanim (dissensions), but ahavah covereth all peysha'im.
13. In the sfatayim (lips) of him that hath understanding chochmah is found, but a shevet (rod) is for the back of him that is devoid of lev [understanding].
14. Chachamim treasure up da'as (knowledge); but the peh (mouth) of the foolish is near destruction.
15. The oisher's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty.
16. The wage of the tzaddik leadeth to Chayyim; the wage of the rashah is for chattat [Ro 6:23].
17. He is in the orach (path) of Chayyim that is shomer over musar, but he that abandoneth tokhakhat (reproof) goes astray.