Proverbs 17:12-14

New International Version

¹² Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.^(A)

¹³ Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil^(B) for good.^(C)

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.^(D)