⁹ One who ^(A)conceals an offense seeks love,
But one who repeats a matter ^(B)separates close friends.

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

¹⁹ One who ^(A)loves wrongdoing loves strife;
One who ^(B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.

18 One who separates himself seeks his own desire;
He ^[a](A)quarrels against all sound wisdom.

¹⁹ A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

¹¹ A ^(A)fool ^[a]always loses his temper,
But a ^(B)wise person holds it back.