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    before you sue someone,
or you might lose your case
    and be embarrassed.

When you and someone else
can't get along,
    don't gossip about it.[a]
10 Others will find out,
and your reputation
    will then be ruined.

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  1. 25.9 When … it: Or “Settle a problem privately between you and your neighbor and don't involve others.”

    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)

If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go