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Proverbs 17:12-14
English Standard Version Anglicised

12 Let a man meet (A)a she-bear robbed of her cubs
    (B)rather than a fool in his folly.
13 If anyone (C)returns evil for good,
    (D)evil will not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so (E)quit before the quarrel breaks out.

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Proverbs 17:12-14
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12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.(A)

13 Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil(B) for good.(C)

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(D)

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