20. Without wood, a fire will go out.And without gossip, quarreling will stop.
21. Charcoal and wood keep a fire going.In the same way, a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.
22. The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.People take them all in.
23. Kind words from a wicked mindare like a shiny coating on a clay pot.
24. A person who hates you may fool you with his words.But in his mind he is planning evil.