Proverbs 16:26-28

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²⁶A worker’s appetite works for him;
    his mouth urges him on.
²⁷A worthless man plots evil,
    and his speech is like a scorching fire.
²⁸A perverse man spreads strife,
    and a whisperer separates close friends.

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