¹⁸ A ^(A)hot-tempered person stirs up strife,
But the ^(B)slow to anger ^(C)calms a dispute.

¹⁴ The fury of a king is like messengers of death;
But a wise person will appease it.

¹¹ A person’s ^(A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory ^(B)to overlook an offense.

¹² A ^(A)king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like ^(B)dew on the grass.

¹⁹ A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.