18 (A)A hot-tempered man (B)stirs up strife,
    but he who is (C)slow to anger quiets contention.
19 The way of (D)a sluggard is like a hedge of (E)thorns,
    but the path of the upright is (F)a level highway.
20 (G)A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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