Proverbs 26:18-20

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¹⁸ Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows,^(A)
19 so is one who deceives a neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”^(B)
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.^(C)