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¹¹Those with good sense are slow to anger,
and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
¹²A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
¹³A stupid child is ruin to a father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
¹⁴House and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
¹⁵Laziness brings on deep sleep;
an idle person will suffer hunger.
¹⁶Those who keep the commandment will live;
those who are heedless of their ways will die.
¹⁷Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and will be repaid in full.
¹⁸Discipline your children while there is hope;
do not set your heart on their destruction.
¹⁹A violent tempered person will pay the penalty;
if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.
²⁰Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom for the future.