19. So is the ish that deceiveth his re'a, and saith, Am I not just having a laugh?
20. Where no wood is, there the eish goeth out; so where there is no nirgan (gossip, slanderer, talebearer), the strife dieth down.
21. As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to eish; so is a contentious ish to kindle strife.
22. The devarim of a nirgan (gossip, slanderer, talebearer) are like tasty morsels, and they go down into the innermost chambers of the beten.
23. Fervent sfatayim (lips) and a lev rah are like earthenware covered with silver dross.