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

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.

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 charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man 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 hot tempered person starts fights; a cool tempered person stops them.

An angry person starts fights; a hot tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam’s return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this, he returned from Egypt, for he had fled to Egypt to escape from King Solomon.The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel went to speak with Rehoboam.

Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.

There happened to be a troublemaker there named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin. Sheba blew a ram’s horn and began to chant:“ Down with the dynasty of David! We have no interest in the son of Jesse. Come on, you men of Israel, back to your homes!”

As the beating of cream yields butter and striking the nose causes bleeding, so stirring up anger causes quarrels.

You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals.