(k) [He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
(k) He who speaks first, is best heard from the wicked judge, but when his adversary enquires out the matter it turns to his shame.
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Proverbs 18:17
17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.