²⁷ A man of wickedness concocts evil,
    and his lips are like a scorching fire.
²⁸ A person of perversity will spread dissent,
    and he who whispers separates a close friend.
²⁹ A person of violence will entice his neighbor
    and cause him to walk on a way that is not good.
³⁰ He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things;
    he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.

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

⁹ He who forgives an affront fosters love,
    but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.

¹⁹ He who loves transgression loves strife;
    he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
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.

²⁴ He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.^[a]