Proverbs 17:14-16

New International Reader's Version

¹⁴ Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam.
    So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.

¹⁵ The Lord hates two things.
    He hates it when the guilty are set free.
    He also hates it when those who aren’t guilty are punished.

¹⁶ Why should a foolish person try to buy wisdom?
    They are not even able to understand it.