מָדוֹן

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. soweth: Heb. casteth forth

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. soweth: Heb. sendeth forth

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. Where no: Heb. Without wood talebearer: or, whisperer ceaseth: Heb. is silent

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.