Proverbs 15:18-20

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁸ A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
    but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
¹⁹ The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns,
    but the path of the upright is a level highway.
²⁰ A wise son makes a glad father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.