¹⁸ A wrathful man stirs up contention,
    but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

³² One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
    one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
    therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹⁹ He who loves disobedience loves strife.
    One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

²⁷ He who spares his words has knowledge.
    He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

¹⁸ The lot settles disputes,
    and keeps strong ones apart.
¹⁹ A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
    Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

¹¹ The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
    It is his glory to overlook an offense.
¹² The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.