32 Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s emotions,[a] than capturing a city.(A)

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  1. 16:32 Lit and ruling over one’s spirit

32 Better to be patient than powerful;
    better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

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28 A person who does not control his temper(A)
is like a city whose wall is broken down.(B)

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28 A person without self-control
    is like a city with broken-down walls.

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11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,[a](A)
but a wise person holds it in check.(B)

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  1. 29:11 Lit spirit

11 Fools vent their anger,
    but the wise quietly hold it back.

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