18 (A)A hot-tempered man (B)stirs up strife,
    but he who is (C)slow to anger quiets contention.
19 The way of (D)a sluggard is like a hedge of (E)thorns,
    but the path of the upright is (F)a level highway.
20 (G)A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.
21 (H)Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding (I)walks straight ahead.
22 (J)Without counsel plans fail,
    but with many advisers they succeed.
23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
    and (K)a word in season, how good it is!
24 The path of life leads upward (L)for the prudent,
    that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
25 The Lord tears down the house of (M)the proud
    but (N)maintains (O)the widow's boundaries.

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