¹³ He ^(A)who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But he who is faithful in spirit ^(B)conceals a matter.

²⁸ A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.

⁹ He who ^(A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter ^(B)separates close companions.

⁸ The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the ^[a]innermost parts of the stomach.

²⁰ With no wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no ^(A)whisperer, ^(B)strife quiets down.

²² The ^(A)words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the stomach.