- play before:
- "And there was¹ a veryª¹ soreª battleª that¹ day;ª and Abnerª was beaten,ª° and the men²¹ of Israel,ª beforeª the servantsª of David.ª" {2Sm 2:17} + "Then Abnerª calledª° to¹ Joab,ª and said,ª° Shall the swordª devourª° for ever?ª knowestª° thou not¹ that¹ it will be¹ bitternessª in the latter end?ª how long¹ shall it be then, ere¹ thou bidª° the peopleª returnª° from followingª¹ their brethren?ª ... And Joabª said,ª° [As] Godª liveth,ª unlessª¹ thou hadst spoken,ª° surely¹ then¹ in the morningª the peopleª had gone upª° every oneª from followingª¹ his brother.ª" {2Sm 2:26-27} + "[It is] as sportª to a foolª to doª° mischief:ª but a manª of understandingª hath wisdom.ª" {Prv 10:23} + "The beginningª of strifeª [is as] when one letteth outª° water:ª therefore leave offª° contention,ª beforeª it be meddled²° with.¹" {Prv 17:14} + "[Every] purposeª is establishedª° by counsel:ª and with good adviceª makeª° war.ª" {Prv 20:18} + "Go not forthª°¹ hastilyª to strive,ª° lest¹ [thou know not] what¹ to doª° in the endª thereof, when thy neighbourª hath put thee to shame.ª°¹" {Prv 25:8} + "As a madª° [man] who castethª° firebrands,ª arrows,ª and death,ª ... So¹ [is] the manª [that] deceivethª°¹ his neighbour,ª and saith,ª° Am not¹ I¹ in sport?ª°" {Prv 26:18-19}
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