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Remember the commandments and do not bear ill-will toward your neighbor;
    keep in mind the covenant of the Most High, and overlook faults.

Strife Disturbs Peace[a]

If you refrain from quarreling, your sins will be fewer,
    for a hot-tempered man provokes strife.
A sinner disrupts friendships
    and sows discord among those who are peacefully disposed.

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 28:8 The author has observed how from time to time a whole group of people can be brought down by a conflict.