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12Hatred stirs up strife,but love covers all wrongs. 13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. 14Wise men lay up knowledge,but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin. 15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.The destruction of the poor is their poverty. 16The labor of the righteous leads to life.The increase of the wicked leads to sin.