Do not contendwith a manwithoutcause,Ifhe has doneyou noharm.
"You have indeeddefeatedEdom,and your hearthas becomeproud.Enjoyyour gloryand stayat home;for whyshould you provoketroubleso that you, even you, would fall,and Judahwith you?"
The beginningof strifeis [like] lettingout water,So abandonthe quarrelbeforeit breaksout.
A fool'slipsbringstrife,And his mouthcallsfor blows.
[Like] one who takesa dogby the earsIs he who passesby [and] meddleswith strifenot belonging to him.
An angrymanstirsup strife,And a hot-temperedmanaboundsin transgression.
The Lord'sbond-servantmustnot be quarrelsome,but be kindto all,able to teach,patient when wronged,
