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Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.
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Remember the commandments, and bear no malice toward thy neighbor; remember the covenant of the Highest, and overlook ignorance.
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Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins; for a furious man will kindle strife.
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A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace.
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As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth; and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.
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A hasty contention kindleth a fire, and a hasty fighting sheddeth blood.
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If thou blow the spark, it shall burn; if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched; and both these come out of thy mouth.
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Curse the whisperer and double-tongued, for such have destroyed many that were at peace.
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A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation; strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.
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A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labors.
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Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly.