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Proverbs 19:11-13
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11 It's wise to be patient
and show what you are like
    by forgiving others.
12 An angry king roars
    like a lion,
but when a king is pleased,
    it's like dew on the crops.

13 Foolish children bring disgrace
    to their fathers.
A nagging wife goes on and on
like the drip, drip, drip
    of the rain.

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Proverbs 19:11-13
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11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,(B)
    but his favor is like dew(C) on the grass.(D)

13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(E)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(F)

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