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Wisdom about difficult & toxic people.
What people have learned about difficult & toxic people the hard way, and what the classics said about it first.
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From the library
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.