כִּ֛י מַה־יּוֹתֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃
智慧人比愚昧人有甚麼長處呢？懂得在活人中間行走的窮人，又有甚麼呢？
Shemirat HaLashon
It would also seem, according to what is known, that through the mitzvoth there are created precious vestments to clothe one's soul when it ascends, as we find n the holy Zohar (and as the GRA explains Koheleth 6:8: "At all times let your clothes be white.") And it is also known that through lashon hara the spirit of uncleanliness is drawn down on all the words of holiness that he utters afterwards, and they do not accrue to him, as we find in the holy Zohar, Pekudei 263: