Strive not with a man without cause,\par\tab If he have done thee no harm.
And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
An angry man stirreth up strife,\par\tab And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
A fool's lips enter into contention,\par\tab And his mouth calleth for stripes.
The beginning of strife is {\i as} when one letteth out water:\par\tab Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
He that passeth by, {\i and} vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,\par\tab Is {\i like} one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up: glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?