Parallel PRO 26:20

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BSB  ⇔ Without wood, a fire goes out;
⇔ without gossip, a conflict ceases.

OEB In the absence of wood the fire goes out.
⇔ In the absence of slander contention ceases.

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

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

LSV Fire is going out without wood,
And contention ceases without a tale-bearer,

FBV Without wood, the fire goes out; and without gossips, arguments stop.

T4T  ⇔ If there is no more firewood to put on the fire, the fire will go out;
⇔ similarly [SIM], if there are no people who ◄gossip/tell people things that are not true►, quarreling will end.

LEB  •  and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

BBE Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

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

DRA When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.

YLT Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

DBY Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.

RV For lack of wood the fire goeth out: and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

WBS Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.

KJB Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.[fn][fn][fn]
  (Where no wood is, there the fire goeth/goes out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.)

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BB Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: euen so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceasseth.
  (Where no wood is, there the fire goeth/goes out: even so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceasseth.)

GNV Without wood the fire is quenched, and without a talebearer strife ceaseth.

CB Where no wodd is, there the fyre goeth out: and where the bacbyter is taken awaye, there the strife ceaseth.
  (Where no wodd is, there the fire goeth/goes out: and where the bacbyter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.)

WYC Whanne trees failen, the fier schal be quenchid; and whanne a priuy bacbitere is withdrawun, stryues resten.
  (When trees failen, the fire shall be quenched; and when a priuy bacbitere is withdrawun, strives resten.)

LUT Wenn nimmer Holz da ist, so verlöscht das Feuer, und wenn der Verleumder weg ist, so höret der Hader auf.
  (Wenn nimmer Holz there is, so verlöscht the fire, and when the Verleumder weg is, so listent the Hader auf.)

CLV Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
  (Since defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, and susurrone subtracto, yurgia conquiescent. )

BRN With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.

BrLXX Ἐν πολλοῖς ξύλοις θάλλει πῦρ, ὅπου δὲ οὐκ ἔστι δίθυμος, ἡσυχάζει μάχη.
  (En pollois xulois thallei pur, hopou de ouk esti dithumos, haʸsuⱪazei maⱪaʸ. )