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30 Don’t strive with a man without cause,
    if he has done you no harm.

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30 Don’t pick a fight without reason,
    when no one has done you 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 wrongs.

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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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10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
    but wisdom is with people who take advice.

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10 Pride leads to conflict;
    those who take advice are wise.

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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 contention,
    but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

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18 A hot-tempered person starts fights;
    a cool-tempered person stops them.

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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 stirs up strife.
    A whisperer separates close friends.

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28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
    gossip 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 like breaching a dam,
    therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

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14 Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
    so stop before a dispute breaks out.

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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 who loves disobedience loves strife.
    One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

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19 Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;
    anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.

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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 more difficult than a fortified city.
    Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

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19 An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
    Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

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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 keep aloof from strife,
    but every fool will be quarreling.

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Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
    only fools insist on quarreling.

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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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