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30 Body language can expose a person’s intentions:
    whoever winks the eye is planning perversity;
    whoever purses his lips is intent on evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of honor,
    earned by living the right kind of life.
32 It is better to be a patient man than a mighty warrior,
    better to be someone who controls his temper than someone who conquers a city.

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30 Whoever winks(A) with their eye is plotting perversity;
    whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor;(B)
    it is attained in the way of righteousness.

32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
    one with self-control than one who takes a city.

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