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10 
Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
11 
Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger,
And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment].
12 
The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.(A)

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10 It is not fitting for a fool(A) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(B)

11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(C)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,(D)
    but his favor is like dew(E) on the grass.(F)

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