Proverbs 16:26-28

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²⁶ The appetite of workers works for them;
    their hunger urges them on.
²⁷ Scoundrels concoct evil,
    and their speech is like a scorching fire.^(A)
28 A perverse person spreads strife,
    and a whisperer separates close friends.^(B)