¹⁹ Truth spoken will stand forever,
    but lies survive only briefly.
²⁰ Deceit darkens the hearts of those who plot evil,
    but advocates of peace have joy.

²² Lying lips disgust the Eternal,
    but those who act faithfully delight Him.

⁵ The right-living will not tolerate any lie,
    but wrongdoers come to shame and embarrassment.

²⁶ A straight answer is as precious
    as a kiss on the lips.

¹⁸ Like a madman who hurls flaming spears and shoots deadly arrows,
¹⁹ So is anyone who deceives a neighbor
    and then says, “But I was only joking with you.”