²⁹ One who is ^(A)slow to anger has great understanding;
But one who is ^[a]quick-tempered exalts foolishness.

³² One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.

¹¹ A person’s ^(A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory ^(B)to overlook an offense.

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully ^[a]what is before you,
² And put a knife to your throat
If you are a ^(A)person of great appetite.
³ Do not ^(B)desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.