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30 Do not strive with a man without cause,
    if he has done you no harm.

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30 (A)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

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30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
    when they have done you no harm.

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

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all sins.

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

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10 Only by pride comes contention,
    but with the well-advised is wisdom.

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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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18 A wrathful man stirs up strife,
    but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.

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18 (A)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

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18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,(A)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.(B)

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28 A perverse man sows strife,
    and a whisperer separates the best of friends.

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28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

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28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

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14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water;
    therefore abandon contention before a quarrel starts.

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14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore (A)stop contention before a quarrel starts.

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

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19 He loves transgression who loves strife,
    and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

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19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
And (A)he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

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19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
    and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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It is an honor for a man to cease from strife,
    but every fool will be meddling.

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(A)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.

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It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool(A) is quick to quarrel.(B)

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