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11 A man with good sense is slow to anger,
    and he earns glory for overlooking an offense.
12 A king’s anger is like the roaring of a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son[a] is a calamity to his father,
    and a nagging wife is like an endless dripping of water.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:13 Foolish son: see Prov 17:21, 25. Nagging wife: she is also upbraided in Prov 21:9, 19; 25:24; 27:15.