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16 The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent,
    but the prudent person overlooks an insult.

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16 The wise person fears and turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and overconfident.
17 A quick tempered person does foolish things,
    and a devious man is hated.

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29 Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding
    as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.

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18 The quickly angered man stirs up contention,
    but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.

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32 Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior,
    and anyone who has control of his spirit is better
        than someone who captures a city.

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11 A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger,
    and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.

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19 The person who has great anger must pay the consequences,
    because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

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24 Don’t make friends with a hot-tempered man,
    and do not associate with someone who is easily angered,
25 or you may learn his ways
    and find yourself caught in a trap.

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Scornful men enflame a city,
    but the wise defuse anger.

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22 An angry man stirs up arguments,
    and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.

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33 Just as whipping milk produces butter,
    and twisting the nose causes bleeding,
        so also stirring up anger produces contention.

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