²⁹ Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
    I’ll pay them back for what they did.”^(A)

²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
    if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
²² In doing this, you will heap burning coals^(A) on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.^(B)

²⁸ Like a city whose walls are broken through
    is a person who lacks self-control.

⁴ Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?^(A)

⁸ Mockers stir up a city,
    but the wise turn away anger.^(A)

⁹ If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
    the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

¹¹ Fools give full vent to their rage,^(A)
    but the wise bring calm in the end.^(B)

²² An angry person stirs up conflict,
    and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.^(A)

³² “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!^(A)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
    and as twisting the nose produces blood,
    so stirring up anger produces strife.”