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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all sins.

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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes, but love covereth all sins.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
    than a fatted calf with hatred.

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17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fattened ox and hatred therewith.

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17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.(A)

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Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker,
    and he who is glad at calamities will not be unpunished.

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Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker, and he that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.

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Whoever mocks the poor(A) shows contempt for their Maker;(B)
    whoever gloats over disaster(C) will not go unpunished.(D)

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Saying Twenty-Eight

17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
    and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him,
    and He turn away His wrath from him.

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17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth,

18 lest the Lord see it and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.

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Saying 28

17 Do not gloat(A) when your enemy falls;
    when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(B)
18 or the Lord will see and disapprove
    and turn his wrath away from them.(C)

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21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
    and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap coals of fire upon his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.

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21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;

22 for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

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21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
    if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(A) on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.(B)

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