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

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

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

⁹ Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.^(A)

⁴ Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

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

²³ Those who guard their mouths^(A) and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.^(B)

¹⁸ The words of the reckless pierce like swords,^(A)
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.^(B)

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,^(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(B)

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,^(A)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.^(B)