12. If you have understanding,answer your neighbor,but if you don’t,clap your hand over your mouth.
13. Speaking brings glory or dishonor.Indeed, the tonguecan be a person’s downfall.
14. Don’t get a reputationfor being a slanderer,and don’t set traps for peoplewith your speech,because shame comes to the thief,and terrible blamecomes upon the deceitful.
15. Don’t be ignorant in matterslarge or small.