15 ^(A)A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but ^(B)a harsh word stirs up anger.

^18 (A)A hot-tempered man ^(B)stirs up strife,
    but he who is ^(C)slow to anger quiets contention.

^32 (A)Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
    and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

17 ^(A)Better is a dry morsel with quiet
    than a house full of feasting^[a] with strife.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so ^(A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.