29 Whoever is (A)slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
30 A tranquil[a] heart gives (B)life to the flesh,
    but (C)envy[b] makes (D)the bones rot.
31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (E)insults his (F)Maker,
    (G)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:30 Or healing
  2. Proverbs 14:30 Or jealousy

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