11. Pitch and resin make fire flare up,and a hasty quarrel provokes bloodshed.
12. If you blow on a spark, it turns into flame,if you spit on it, it dies out;yet both you do with your mouth!
13. Cursed be gossips and the double-tongued,for they destroy the peace of many.
14. A meddlesome tongue subverts many,and makes them refugees among peoples.It destroys strong cities,and overthrows the houses of the great.
15. A meddlesome tongue drives virtuous women from their homes,and robs them of the fruit of their toil.
16. Whoever heed it will find no rest,nor will they dwell in peace.
17. A blow from a whip raises a welt,but a blow from the tongue will break bones.