17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.^(A)

¹² Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.^(A)

¹³ Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil^(B) for good.^(C)

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

¹⁸ One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
    and puts up security for a neighbor.^(A)

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