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10 Luxury is not befitting a fool;
    much less should a slave rule over princes.
11 It is good sense to be slow to anger,
    and an honor to overlook an offense.[a]
12 The king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion,
    but his favor, like dew on the grass.[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:11 The paradox is that one obtains one thing by giving up another.
  2. 19:12 An observation on the exercise of royal power. Both images suggest royal attitudes are beyond human control. Colon A is a variant of 20:2a and colon B of 16:15b.