15 A ^(A)gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a ^[a](B)harsh word stirs up anger.

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

³² One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.

17 ^(A)Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of ^[a]feasting with strife.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So ^(A)abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

¹⁹ One who ^(A)loves wrongdoing loves strife;
One who ^(B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.

²⁷ One who ^(A)withholds his words ^[a]has knowledge,
And one who has a ^(B)cool spirit is a person of understanding.

¹⁸ The cast ^(A)lot puts an end to quarrels,
And ^[a]decides between the mighty ones.
¹⁹ A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

¹¹ A person’s ^(A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory ^(B)to overlook an offense.
¹² A ^(C)king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like ^(D)dew on the grass.