Hatred stirs up strife, but love overlooks all offenses. | Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. |
A fool is quick to show his anger, but a prudent man ignores an insult. | A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame. |
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Blessings are showered on the head of the righteous, but sorrow will cover the face of the wicked. | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
One who forgives a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who divulges it separates good friends. | He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. |
No one who conceals his transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and renounces them will obtain mercy. | He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. |
No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a pot or places it under a bed. Rather he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. | No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light. |
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and barren, and darkness covered the abyss while the Spirit of God hovered over the waters. | In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. |