Proverbs

¹⁷He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. ¹⁸As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death; ¹⁹So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? ²⁰For lack of wood the fire goeth out: and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. ²¹As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to inflame strife. ²²The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. ²³Fervent lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.