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Proverbs 17:14
Rahlfs Septuagint (1935) · Berean Standard Bible
ἐξουσίαν δίδωσιν λόγοις ἀρχὴ δικαιοσύνης προηγεῖται δὲ τῆς ἐνδείας στάσις καὶ μάχη
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.