A perverse man sends forth strife, And a whisperer separates intimate friends.
A man of wrath stirs up strife, But he who is patient appeases strife.
A man of Beliyaʽ
A ruthless man entices his neighbour, And leads him in a way that is not good,
A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.
A fool’s lips enter into strife, And his mouth calls for blows.
The words of a slanderer are like delicacies, And they go down into the inner parts of the heart.
A man of displeasure stirs up strife, And a master of rage has many a transgression.
For as milk under pressure brings forth curds, And as a nose under pressure brings forth blood, So wrath under pressure brings forth strife.
Perverseness is in his heart, Plotting evil at all times, He sends out strife.
A false witness breathing out lies, And one who causes strife among brothers.
having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoring, wickedness, greed, evil; filled with envy, murder, fighting, deceit, evil habits; whisperers,
For I fear lest, when I come, I do not find you such as I wish, and I be found by you such as you do not wish – lest there be strife, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, puffings up, unrests,
And Dawiḏ