Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down.

火缺了柴就必熄灭；无人传舌，争竞便止息。

火缺了柴就必熄灭；无人造谣，纷争就止息。

火缺了柴就必熄灭；无人造谣，纷争就止息。

没有木柴，火自然熄灭；没有闲话，争端便平息。

没有柴，火就熄灭；没有搬弄是非的人，纷争就平息。

没有木柴，火就熄灭；没有传谣者，纷争就平息。

火缺了柴就必熄滅；無人傳舌，爭競便止息。

火缺了柴就必熄滅；無人造謠，紛爭就止息。

火缺了柴就必熄滅；無人造謠，紛爭就止息。

沒有木柴，火自然熄滅；沒有閒話，爭端便平息。

沒有柴，火就熄滅；沒有搬弄是非的人，紛爭就平息。

缺了柴，火就熄滅；無人傳閒話、紛爭便靜息。

沒有木柴，火就熄滅；沒有傳謠者，紛爭就平息。

絕薪則火滅、無讒則爭息、

抽薪可以熄火、無後言可以息爭。

不增薪柴火必滅、無挑事挑事或作談人是非之人爭必息、

Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

If you don’t have wood, your fire goes out. If you don’t talk about others, arguing dies down.

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down.

For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no gossiper, quarreling quiets down.

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

Where no wood is,[ there] the fire goeth out: so where[ there is] no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

A contrary man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too; then quarreling and dishonor will cease.

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

A gossip’s words are like choice food that goes down to one’s innermost being.