do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)

If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go

don’t be in a hurry to argue in court.
Otherwise, what will you do later on
    when your neighbor humiliates you?
Instead, take up the matter with your neighbor,
    and don’t betray another person’s confidence.
10 Otherwise, anyone who hears will make you ashamed,
    and your bad reputation will never leave you.

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