He who loves sin loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor comes humility.
for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.
If a wise man contends with a fool, the fool rages and laughs, and there is no rest.
Set in order your outside work, make it ready for yourself in the field, and afterwards build your house.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop the contention before fighting begins.
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king,” and he assembled chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run before him.
After this Absalom acquired for himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run before him.
For I fear that when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish. I fear there are debates, envying, wrath, strife, backbiting, whispering, arrogance, and disorder.