King James Version (KJV)
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Modern English
As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Hebrew
פֶּ֣חָם לְ֭גֶחָלִים וְעֵצִ֣ים לְאֵ֑שׁ וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ מִדְיָנִ֥ים לְחַרְחַר רִֽיב׃
peḥam lgeḥaliym vʿeṣiym lʾesh vʾiysh midyaniym lḥarḥar riyb