15 A ruler can be persuaded through patience,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.(A)

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15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,(A)
    and a gentle tongue can break a bone.(B)

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28 A person who does not control his temper(A)
is like a city whose wall is broken down.(B)

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28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
    is a person who lacks self-control.

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11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,[a](A)
but a wise person holds it in check.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:11 Lit spirit

11 Fools give full vent to their rage,(A)
    but the wise bring calm in the end.(B)

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