Proverbs 15:18-20

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^18 (A)A hot-tempered man ^(B)stirs up strife,
    but he who is ^(C)slow to anger quiets contention.
¹⁹ The way of ^(D)a sluggard is like a hedge of ^(E)thorns,
    but the path of the upright is ^(F)a level highway.
^20 (G)A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.