⁸ The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.

⁸ The words of a talebearer [1] are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

⁸ The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

⁸ The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.