¹⁸ A ^(A)hot-tempered person stirs up strife,
But the ^(B)slow to anger ^(C)calms a dispute.

¹⁴ The fury of a king is like messengers of death;
But a wise person will appease it.

¹¹ A person’s ^(A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory ^(B)to overlook an offense.

¹² A ^(A)king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like ^(B)dew on the grass.

¹⁹ A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

^19 (A)It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and irritating woman.

³ A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
⁴ Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But ^(A)who can stand before jealousy?

⁸ Arrogant people ^(A)inflame a city,
But ^(B)wise people turn away anger.

²² An ^(A)angry person stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.