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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³ It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool^(A) is quick to quarrel.^(B)

¹⁹ Better to live in a desert
    than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.^(A)