³⁰ Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
    when no harm has been done to you.^(A)

¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all offenses.^(A)

¹⁰ By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
    but wisdom is with those who take advice.^(A)

¹⁸ Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,
    but those who are slow to anger calm contention.^(A)

²⁸ A perverse person spreads strife,
    and a whisperer separates close friends.^(A)

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so stop before the quarrel breaks out.^(A)

¹⁹ One who loves transgression loves strife;
    one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.^(A)

¹⁹ An ally offended is stronger than a city;^[a]
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

³ It is honorable to refrain from strife,
    but every fool is quick to quarrel.^(A)

¹⁹ It is better to live in a desert land
    than with a contentious and fretful wife.