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Argue your case with your neighbor himself [before you go to court];
And do not reveal another’s secret,^(A)
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Or he who hears it will shame you
And the rumor about you [and your action in court] will have no end.

¹⁷ 
Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house,
Or he will become tired of you and hate you.
¹⁸ 
Like a club and a sword and a piercing arrow
Is a man who testifies falsely against his neighbor (acquaintance).