¹⁰ The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride;
    those who take advice are wise.

¹⁸ Hotheads stir up conflict,
    but patient people calm down strife.

²⁸ Destructive people produce conflict;
    gossips alienate close friends.

¹⁴ The start of a quarrel is like letting out water,
    so drop the dispute before it breaks out.

¹⁹ Those who love an offense love a quarrel;
    those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.

¹⁹ An offended ally is more formidable than a city;
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

³ It is honorable to back off from a fight,
    but fools jump right in.

¹⁹ Better to live in a wilderness
    than in a house with a contentious and angry woman.