15 A sensitive answer turns back wrath,
    but an offensive word stirs up anger.

¹⁸ Hotheads stir up conflict,
    but patient people calm down strife.

³² Better to be patient than a warrior,
    and better to have self-control than to capture a city.

17 Better a dry crust with quiet
    than a house full of feasting with quarrels.

¹⁴ The start of a quarrel is like letting out water,
    so drop the dispute before it breaks out.

¹⁹ Those who love an offense love a quarrel;
    those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.

²⁷ Wise are those who restrain their talking;
    people with understanding are coolheaded.

¹⁸ The dice settle conflicts
    and keep strong opponents apart.
¹⁹ An offended ally is more formidable than a city;
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

¹¹ Insightful people restrain their anger;
    their glory is to ignore an offense.
¹² A raging king roars like a lion;
    his favor is like the dew on the grass.

¹⁹ Angry people must pay the penalty;
    if you rescue them, then you will have to do it again.