20If there is no more firewood to put on the fire, the fire will go out; similarly SIM, if there are no people who ◄gossip/tell people things that are not true►, quarreling will end.
21Putting charcoal on burning coals or putting wood on a fire causes the fire to keep burning; similarly, people who like to quarrel cause people to keep arguing.
22People enjoy listening to what gossips say about others just like SIM they enjoy tasty food; they enjoy listening to what gossips tell them like they enjoy swallowing tasty food.
23People who say nice things when they are thinking about doing evil things are like a nice glaze/covering on a cheap clay pot.
24Those who hate someone and are saying MTY something very different from what they are thinking are hypocrites; they are only planning to harm that person.
Proverbs 26
Proverbs 26:20-24