28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
28 A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
28 A froward man soweth strife:
28 A person of perversity will spread dissent,
and he who whispers separates a close friend.
28A contrary man sends forth contention, || A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
and a gossip separates the closest friends.
28A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.
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