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18 Throwing lots can settle arguments
and ·keep the two sides from fighting [is decisive against powerful people].

19 A brother who has been ·insulted [offended] is harder to win back than a walled city,
and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.

20 ·People will be rewarded for what they say [L From the fruit of the mouth of a person is their stomach satisfied];
·they will be rewarded by how they speak [L the yield/gain of their lips satisfies].

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18 Casting the lot settles disputes(A)
    and keeps strong opponents apart.

19 A brother wronged(B) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(C)

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