14. Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity.
15. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the weakness of the poor is their poverty.
16. The work of the righteous is unto life, but the fruit of the wicked is for sin.
17. He is in the way of life that gives heed to chastening, but he that refuses reproof errs.
18. He that hides hatred has lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
19. In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.
20. The tongue of the just is as choice silver, but the understanding {Heb. heart} of the wicked is worth little.