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The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

The beginning H7225 of strife H4066 is as when one letteth out H6362 water: H4325 Therefore leave off H5203 contention, H7379 before H6440 it be meddled with. H1566

Ἐξουσίαν G1849 (N-ASF) δίδωσιν G1325 (V-PAI-3S) λόγοις G3056 (N-DPM) ἀρχὴ G746 (N-NSF) δικαιοσύνης, G1343 (N-GSF) προηγεῖται G4285 (V-PEI-3S) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) ἐνδείας στάσις G4714 (N-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) μάχη. G3163 (N-NSF)

A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

Through desire H8378 a man, having separated himself, H6504 seeketh H1245 And intermeddleth H1566 with all H3605 wisdom.^§ H8454

Proverbs 18:1 Or, he that seperateth himself, seeketh according to his desire, and intermedleth in every business

Προφάσεις G4392 (N-APF) ζητεῖ G2212 (V-PAI-3S) ἀνὴρ G435 (N-NSM) βουλόμενος G1014 (V-PNP-NSM) χωρίζεσθαι G5563 (V-PPN) ἀπὸ G575 (PREP) φίλων, G5384 (A-GPM) ἐν G1722 (PREP) παντὶ G3956 (A-DSM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) καιρῷ G2540 (N-DSM) ἐπονείδιστος ἔσται. G2071 (V-FDI-3S)

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

It is an honour H3519 for a man H376 to cease H7674 from strife: H7379 But every H3605 fool H191 will be meddling. H1566

Δόξα G1391 (N-NSF) ἀνδρὶ G435 (N-DSM) ἀποστρέφεσθαι G654 (V-PEN) λοιδορίας, G3059 (N-APF) πᾶς G3956 (A-NSM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) ἄφρων G878 (A-NSM) τοιούτοις G5108 (D-DPM) συμπλέκεται.