¹⁶ A stubborn fool immediately lets his annoyance be known,
but a sensible person overlooks an insult.

¹⁶ A wise person fears and turns from evil,
but a fool is rash and overconfident.
¹⁷ A short-tempered person acts foolishly,
and a schemer is hated.

²⁹ A patient person has great understanding,
but an impatient person exalts foolishness.

¹⁸ A hothead stirs up a fight,
but a patient person calms a dispute.

³² Better to be patient than to be a hero,
better to control your temper than to capture a city.

¹¹ Good sense makes a person slow to anger,
and it is to his credit when he overlooks an offense.

¹⁹ Someone who has a lot of anger pays the penalty.
If you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

⁸ Scoffers stir up a city,
but wise people turn away anger.

²² A hothead stirs up a fight,
and a quick-tempered person commits many sins.