³⁰ Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
    when he did not do you harm.

¹² Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers over all offenses.

¹⁰ Only by insolence is strife set up,
    and wisdom is with those who take advice.

¹⁸ A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife,
    but he who is slow to anger,^[a] he will calm contention.

²⁸ A person of perversity will spread dissent,
    and he who whispers separates a close friend.