⁴ He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness,
    and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.

²⁰ He who is crooked of heart^[a] will not find goodness,
    and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.

¹⁸ Like a maniac who shoots
    firebrands, arrows, and death,
¹⁹ so is a man who deceives his neighbor,
    but says “Am I not joking?”