mid.yan denotes conflicts or quarrels, whether disputes between contenders or strife that makes shared life unpleasant.

The term consistently denotes conflict or quarrels: it appears in disputes settled by lot, strife associated with a brother or drinking’s harms, and household conflict portrayed as difficult to live with.

1. Conflict, quarrels, and disputes · dominant

   The plural forms occur where a lot ends conflict between contenders in Proverbs 18:18, where strife is named among the troubles associated with drinking in Proverbs 23:29, and where a contentious man kindles strife in Proverbs 26:21. The same conflict setting is applied to a quarrelsome wife and difficult household life in Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 21:9, and Proverbs 25:24; in Proverbs 19:13 the form is masculine plural construct, while the other cited forms are masculine plural absolute.

   Proverbs 18:18Proverbs 19:13Proverbs 21:9Proverbs 23:29Proverbs 25:24Proverbs 26:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the conflict setting with terms such as “disputes,” “strife,” and “contentious,” especially in sayings about contenders, a contentious man, and a quarrelsome wife. These varied English expressions reflect the clauses’ overall presentation rather than fixed individual renderings.