32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city.(A)
32 Patience is better than power,and controlling one’s temper,[a] than capturing a city.(A)
28 Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control.(A)
28 A man who does not control his temper(A)is like a city whose wall is broken down.(B)
11 A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back.(A)
11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,[a](A)but a wise man holds it in check.(B)
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