<p class="poetry">A person who has a quick temper<n id="1" /> does foolish things,p> <p class="poetry">and a person with crafty schemes<n id="2" /> is hated.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who has a quick temper<n id="1" /> exalts<n id="2" /> folly.p>

<p class="poetry">A quick-tempered person<n id="1" /> stirs up dissension,p> <p class="poetry">but one who is slow to anger<n id="2" /> calms<n id="3" /> a quarrel.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Better to be slow to anger<n id="1" /> than to be a mighty warrior,p> <p class="poetry">and one who controls his temper<n id="2" /> is better than<n id="3" /> one who captures a city.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Through patience<n id="1" /> a ruler can be persuaded,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and a soft tongue<n id="3" /> can break a bone.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">For as the churning<n id="1" /> of milk produces butterp> <p class="poetry">and as punching the nose produces blood,p> <p class="poetry">so stirring up anger<n id="2" /> produces strife.<n id="3" />p>