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12 ¶ The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

13 ¶ A foolish son is a pain unto his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

14 ¶ House and riches are the inheritance from fathers, but the prudent wife is from the LORD.

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

13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(D)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(E)

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(F)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(G)

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