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¹⁸Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,
but those who are slow to anger calm contention.
¹⁹The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a level highway.
²⁰A wise child makes a glad father,
but the foolish despise their mothers.
²¹Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.
²²Without counsel, plans go wrong,
but with many advisers they succeed.
²³To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone,
and a word in season, how good it is!
²⁴For the wise the path of life leads upward,
in order to avoid Sheol below.
²⁵The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
but maintains the widow’s boundaries.
²⁶Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
but gracious words are pure.
²⁷Those who are greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
but those who hate bribes will live.