And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.

And bear patiently what they say and avoid them with a becoming avoidance.

Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable (avoidance)

Who can provide for you, if He withholds His provision? Yet they obstinately persist in rebellion and avoidance of the truth.

In effect, a vicious cycle of fear, avoidance, mistrust and misunderstanding had been established, and this was a battle in which I felt powerless and incapable of establishing any kind of peace or reconciliation.

I mean a lot of cynics say about someone like yourself, or Bill Gates, or whatever, that this is really being it's almost driven by some sort of desire again, you know, for the right image, for guilt avoidance and not like a real philanthropic instinct.