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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all offenses.(A)

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

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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 vegetables where love is
    than a fatted ox and hatred with it.(A)

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17 A bowl of vegetables with someone you love
    is better than steak with someone you hate.

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

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Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;
    those who are glad at calamity will not go unpunished.(A)

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Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;
    those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

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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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17 Do not rejoice when your enemies fall,
    and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble,(A)
18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased
    and turn away his anger from them.

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17 Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;
    don’t be happy when they stumble.
18 For the Lord will be displeased with you
    and will turn his anger away from them.

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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 enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat,
    and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink,(A)
22 for you will heap coals of fire on their heads,
    and the Lord will reward you.(B)

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21 If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.
    If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22 You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads,
    and the Lord will reward you.

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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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