¹⁹ Gossips reveal secrets;
    don’t associate with those who talk too much.

⁹ Argue it out with your neighbor,
    and don’t give away someone’s secret.
¹⁰ Otherwise, the one who hears it will vilify you;
    the slander against you will never stop.

²³ The north wind stirs up rain,
    and a person who plots quietly provokes angry faces.

²⁰ Without wood a fire goes out;
    without gossips, conflict calms down.
²¹ Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire,
    quarrelsome people kindle strife.
²² The words of gossips are like choice snacks;
    they go down to the inmost parts.

²⁸ A lying tongue hates those it crushes;
    a flattering mouth causes destruction.