¹⁶ A fool’s displeasure is known at once,
but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.^(A)

¹⁶ A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,^(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.^[a]

¹⁷ A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,
and one who schemes is hated.^(B)

²⁹ A patient person shows great understanding,^(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

¹⁸ A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(A)
but one slow to anger^(B) calms strife.

³² Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s emotions,^[a] than capturing a city.^(A)

¹¹ A person’s insight gives him patience,^(A)
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.^(B)

¹⁹ A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.^(A)

²⁴ Don’t make friends with an angry person,^[a]
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,^(A)
25 or you will learn his ways^(B)
and entangle yourself in a snare.

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

²² An angry person stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered one^[a] increases rebellion.^(A)