²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    and where there is no ^(A)whisperer, ^(B)quarreling ceases.

^10 (A)Drive out a scoffer, ^(B)and strife will go out,
    and ^(C)quarreling and abuse will cease.

^28 (A)A dishonest man spreads strife,
    and ^(B)a whisperer ^(C)separates close friends.

^22 (A)The words of ^(B)a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.