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The beginning of strife is like the letting out of water: therefore break off contention before it is meddled with.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes]; Therefore abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode.
The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
The start of a quarrel is like letting out water, so drop the dispute before it breaks out.
Starting a fight is like letting water through [a dike] — better stop the quarrel before it gets worse.
The start of an argument is like a water leak— so stop it before real trouble breaks out.
The beginning of contention is [as] when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.
The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.
The start of an argument is like a small leak in a dam. Stop it before a big fight breaks out.
It is difficult to stop a quarrel once it has started. It is like water that pours out of a broken pot. Stop it quickly!
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop the dispute before it gets started.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Starting a quarrel is like ·a leak in a dam [L letting out water], so ·stop it [hold back an accusation] before a fight breaks out.
The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters: therefore, or the contention be meddled with, leave off.
Starting a quarrel is ⌞like⌟ opening a floodgate, so stop before the argument gets out of control.
The start of an argument is like the first break in a dam; stop it before it goes any further.
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam. So stop the quarrel before a fight breaks out.
Starting a quarrel is like spilling water— so drop the dispute before it escalates.
¶ To release the waters (to speak rashly) is the beginning of contention; therefore, leave off strife before it gets started.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Like the release of water is the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
It is hard to stop a quarrel once it starts, so don’t let it begin.
The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before it bursts.
The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water; therefore abandon contention before a quarrel starts.
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before the argument gets out of control.
The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; check a quarrel before it bursts forth!
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
To begin a quarrel is like unleashing a flood; so desist before the quarreling begins.
Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before a fight breaks out.
Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!
Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam. So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
The beginning of trouble is like letting out water. So stop arguing before fighting breaks out.
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
The beginning of madon (strife) is like releasing mayim, therefore stop contention before a quarrel begins.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water— so stop a quarrel before it breaks out.
Picking a fight is like leaking water from a crack in a dam, so walk away from an argument before the outburst.
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
He that letteth (out) water, is the head of strives, (or of arguments); and before that he suffereth wrong, he forsaketh doom (he deserteth judgement).
The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
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