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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but the hasty of spirit[a] exalts folly.
30 A heart[b] of tranquility[c] is life to the flesh,
    but causes bones of passion to rot.
31 He who oppresses the poor insults him who made him,
    but he who has mercy on the poor honors him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:29 Or “breath”
  2. Proverbs 14:30 Or “mind”
  3. Proverbs 14:30 Or “he who heals”