Proverbs 26:18-20

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¹⁸Like a madman who throws firebrands,
    arrows, and death,
¹⁹is the man who deceives his neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”
²⁰For lack of wood the fire goes out;
    and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

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