¹³ A gossip betrays a confidence,^(A)
    but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.^(B)

²⁸ A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.^(B)

⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.^(A)

¹⁹ A gossip betrays a confidence;^(A)
    so avoid anyone who talks too much.

²⁰ Without wood a fire goes out;
    without a gossip a quarrel dies down.^(A)

²² The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.^(A)