¹⁶ There are six things the Lord hates.
    There are seven things ·he cannot stand [^Lthat are an abomination to his soul]:
¹⁷     ·a proud look [haughty eyes],
    a lying tongue,
    hands that ·kill [^Lspill the blood of] innocent people,
¹⁸ a ·mind [heart] that thinks up evil plans,
    feet that are quick to ·do [^Lrun to] evil,
¹⁹     a witness who lies,
    and someone who starts ·arguments [conflicts; fights] among·families [brothers; Ps. 133].

17 It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in ·peace [quiet]
than to have a feast where there is ·quarreling [strife; contention].

¹⁸ Throwing lots can settle arguments
and ·keep the two sides from fighting [is decisive against powerful people].

¹⁹ A brother who has been ·insulted [offended] is harder to win back than a walled city,
and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.