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Proverbs 17:14
Swete's Septuagint · 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.