Proverbs 18:17-19

New International Reader's Version

¹⁷ In court, the first one to speak seems right.
    Then someone else comes forward and questions him.

¹⁸ Casting lots will put a stop to arguing.
    It will keep the strongest enemies apart.

¹⁹ A broken friendship is harder to handle than a city with high walls around it.
    And arguing is like the locked gates of a mighty city.