11A fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
12Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.
13In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
14The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
15The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.