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¹⁷ Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own

is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.

¹⁸ Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death

¹⁹ is the man who deceives his neighbor

and says, “I am only joking!”

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out,

and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

²¹ As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,

so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

²² The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;

they go down into the inner parts of the body.

²³ Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel

are fervent lips with an evil heart.

²⁴ Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips

and harbors deceit in his heart;

²⁵ when he speaks graciously, believe him not,

for there are seven abominations in his heart;

²⁶ though his hatred be covered with deception,

his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

²⁷ Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,

and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.

²⁸ A lying tongue hates its victims,

and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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