11 The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well,but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.
12 Hatred starts fights,but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.
13 You’ll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight,but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face.
14 The wise accumulate knowledge—a true treasure;know-it-alls talk too much—a sheer waste.
15 The wealth of the rich is their bastion;the poverty of the indigent is their ruin.
16 The wage of a good person is exuberant life;an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.
17 The road to life is a disciplined life;ignore correction and you’re lost for good.