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One who throws a stone at birds scares them away, and one who reviles a friend will break off the friendship.
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Even if you have drawn your sword against a friend, do not despair, for a renewal of friendship is possible.
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If you have opened your mouth against your friend, do not worry, for reconciliation is possible; but as for reviling, arrogance, disclosure of secrets, or a treacherous blow -- in these cases any friend will flee.
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Gain the trust of your neighbor in his poverty, that you may rejoice with him in his prosperity; stand by him in time of affliction, that you may share with him in his inheritance.
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The vapor and smoke of the furnace precede the fire; so insults precede bloodshed.