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I say this so that you will feel ashamed. There is surely a wise person in your group who could decide quarrels between yourselves. But instead, some believers among you accuse other believers in front of judges. And those judges are not believers!

When you accuse each other like that, it shows that you have already failed. It would be better to accept it when other people hurt you. Even if people rob you, it would be better to accept it.

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I say this to shame you.(A) Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?(B) But instead, one brother(C) takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!(D)

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?(E)

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