## they go down to the inner parts of the body  ##

Words of gossip go down into the deepest part of a person. This sentence is equivalent to Proverbs [Proverbs 18:7](../18/07.md).

## The glaze overlaying an earthen vessel is like burning lips and an evil heart ##

AT: "People who say nice things while thinking about doing evil things are like a nice glaze covering a container made of earth or clay" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])