³⁰ Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is `as' when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

⁶ A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

⁸ Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest `thou know not' what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

⁹ Debate thy cause with thy neighbor `himself', And disclose not the secret of another;

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

³⁹ but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

⁴⁰ And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

⁴¹ And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

¹⁸ If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

¹⁹ Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath `of God': for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

²⁰ But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

⁶ but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?

⁷ Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

⁸ Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that `your' brethren.

²⁴ And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,