8  ^fThe words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;

they go down into ^gthe inner parts of the body.

28  ^aA dishonest man spreads strife,

and ^ba whisperer ^cseparates close friends.

2  Your ^dtongue plots destruction,

like ^ea sharp razor, you ^fworker of deceit.

3  who ^owhet their tongues like swords,

who ^paim bitter words like arrows,

4  shooting from ^qambush at the blameless,

shooting at him suddenly and ^rwithout fear.

18  ^cThere is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,

but the tongue of the wise brings ^dhealing.

20  For lack of wood the fire goes out,

and where there is no ^pwhisperer, ^qquarreling ceases.

21  As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,

so is ^ra quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

22  ^sThe words of ^pa whisperer are like delicious morsels;

they go down into the inner parts of the body.