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11 A person with good sense is patient,
    and it is to his credit that he overlooks an offense.
12 The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.

A Foolish Son Brings Ruin to Others

13 A foolish son ruins his father,
    and a quarreling woman is like constantly dripping water.

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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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11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

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