18. As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;
19. So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20. For lack of wood the fire goeth out: and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
21. As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to inflame strife.
22. The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23. Fervent lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.