¹³ A gossip can’t keep anything confidential,
    but a reliable person protects a secret.

²⁸ Perverse people stir up contention;
    gossip makes best friends into enemies.

⁹ Those who forgive faults foster love,
    but those who repeatedly recall them ruin relationships.

⁸ Whispered gossip is like a delicious first course:
    it is devoured with pleasure and penetrates deeply.

¹⁹ A gossip will reveal your secrets!
    So avoid the company of people who talk openly and foolishly.

²² Whispered gossip is like a delicious first course:
    it is devoured with pleasure and then penetrates deep within you.