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Scoffers [a](A)set a city aflame,
But (B)wise men turn away anger.

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  1. Proverbs 29:8 Lit breathe out

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

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11 A (A)fool [a]lets out all of his spirit,
But a (B)wise man holds it back.

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  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit

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

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26 (A)Many seek the face of a ruler,
But (B)justice for man comes from Yahweh.

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26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,(A)
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.(B)

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