³⁰ Don’t pick a fight without reason,
    when no one has done you harm.

¹² Hatred stirs up quarrels,
    but love makes up for all offenses.

¹⁰ Pride leads to conflict;
    those who take advice are wise.

¹⁸ A hot-tempered person starts fights;
    a cool-tempered person stops them.

²⁸ A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
    gossip separates the best of friends.

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
    so stop before a dispute breaks out.

¹⁹ Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;
    anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.

¹⁹ An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
    Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

³ Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
    only fools insist on quarreling.

¹⁹ It’s better to live alone in the desert
    than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.