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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.

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)