Nourishment through words: The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. The righteous person's words nourish (ya'alim) others. The fool, despite any natural gifts, 'dies for lack of sense' (yamut me'en lev). This indicates that people can be nourished by wise speech; words have real power to sustain life. The fool, lacking this sustenance of wisdom, perishes.

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