²⁷ A scoundrel^(A) plots evil,
    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.^(B)

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

²⁹ A violent person entices their neighbor
    and leads them down a path that is not good.^(E)

³⁰ Whoever winks^(F) with their eye is plotting perversity;
    whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

⁴ A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
    a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

⁹ Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,^(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.^(B)

¹⁹ Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

²⁰ One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

²⁴ A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
    but a fool’s eyes^(A) wander to the ends of the earth.

18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

² Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.^(A)

²³ The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

⁴ Wealth attracts many friends,
    but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.^(A)

⁶ Many curry favor with a ruler,^(A)
    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.^(B)