Proverbs 17:14-16

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¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like ·a leak in a dam [^Lletting out water],
so ·stop it [hold back an accusation] before a fight breaks out.

¹⁵ The Lord hates both of these things:
·freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent [^Ljudging the righteous wicked and the wicked righteous].

¹⁶ It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom,
because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.