Proverbs 17:12-14

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¹² Let a man meet ^(A)a she-bear robbed of her cubs
    ^(B)rather than a fool in his folly.
¹³ If anyone ^(C)returns evil for good,
    ^(D)evil will not depart from his house.
¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so ^(E)quit before the quarrel breaks out.