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Proverbs 16:26-28
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26 
The appetite of a worker works for him,
For his hunger urges him on.
27 
A worthless man devises and digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
28 
A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.(A)

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Proverbs 16:26-28
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26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
    their hunger drives them on.

27 A scoundrel(A) plots evil,
    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.(B)

28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(C)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(D)

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