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Proverbes 17:14

Ostervald (French) OST

New International Version NIV

14 Commencer une querelle c'est ouvrir un passage à l'eau; avant qu'on en vienne à la dispute, retire-toi.

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

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