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11 The ·wise [insightful] ·are patient [L hold in their anger];
they will be ·honored [praised; glorified] if they ignore ·insults [offenses].

12 An angry king is like a ·roaring [growling] lion,
but his ·kindness [favor] is like the dew on the grass.

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11 
Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger,
And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment].
12 
The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.(A)

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11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,(B)
    but his favor is like dew(C) on the grass.(D)

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19 People with quick tempers will have to pay for it.
If you ·help them out once [rescue them], you will have to do it again.

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19 
A man of great anger will bear the penalty [for his quick temper and lack of self-control];
For if you rescue him [and do not let him learn from the consequences of his action], you will only have to rescue him over and over again.

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19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
    rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

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