²⁰ Fire goes out without wood,
    and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

²⁸ A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
    gossip separates the best of friends.

¹⁰ Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
    Quarrels and insults will disappear.

²² Rumors are dainty morsels
    that sink deep into one’s heart.