²⁹ Whoever is patient has great understanding,^(A)
    but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.^(B)

¹⁸ A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(A)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(B)

²⁸ A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.^(B)

²¹ As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
    so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.^(A)