As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

好争竞的人煽惑争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争吵的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争吵的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好斗之人煽动争端，如同余火加炭、火上加柴。

好争竞的人，煽动争端，就像余烬上加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争执的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴。

好爭競的人煽惑爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好爭吵的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好爭吵的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好鬥之人煽動爭端，如同餘火加炭、火上加柴。

好爭競的人，煽動爭端，就像餘燼上加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好紛爭的人煽動爭端，就如炭火上加炭、火上加柴。

好爭執的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴。

好競者之搆爭、如加炭於焰、如加薪於火、

加炭添薪、火勢愈熾、爭人益爭亦若是。

炭燃生熱、薪起火焰、好爭者之滋事亦若是、

As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Coal glows, and wood burns. And a person who argues stirs up conflict.

As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious person to kindle strife.

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

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

[ As] coals[ are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so[ is] a contentious man to kindle strife.

Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.

Now it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it( he was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt),that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.

And there happened to be there a rebel, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet, and said:“ We have no share in David, Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse; Every man to his tents, O Israel!”

For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.

Sharp arrows of the warrior, With coals of the broom tree!