²¹ `As' coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

²² An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

¹ And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

² And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,

³ and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

²⁰ And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

⁴ Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.

¹² Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

³³ For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.