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

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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 herbs, where love is,
    than a fattened calf with hatred.

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

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Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
    He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

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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 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls.
    Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
18 lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him,
    and he turn away his wrath from him.

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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 enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
    If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
    and Yahweh 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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