26 A worker's appetite works for him;
    his (A)mouth urges him on.
27 (B)A worthless man plots evil,
    and his speech[a] is like (C)a scorching fire.
28 (D)A dishonest man spreads strife,
    and (E)a whisperer (F)separates close friends.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew what is on his lips

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