Proverbs 18:18

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. Many quarrel in lawsuits, not so much from the love of having, as from unwillingness of either to yield to the other. The lot was resorted to on solemn occasions, to leave the decision with God, the supreme Arbiter (note, ). "The mighty" are those who are pertinacious as they are powerful, and who can therefore do the greatest injury to one another, unless they come to a mutual agreement.