Mockers inflame a city,(A)
but the wise turn away anger.

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Scoffers set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.(A)

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11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,[a](A)
but a wise person holds it in check.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:11 Lit spirit

11 A fool gives full vent to anger,
    but the wise quietly holds it back.(A)

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26 Many desire a ruler’s favor,(A)
but a person receives justice from the Lord.(B)

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26 Many seek the favor of a ruler,
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.(A)

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