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(4.1) My son, hear; turn your ear to me;(4.2) open your heart to what your father says:(4.3) guard yourself against the quarrelsome man,(4.4) the hot-headed one, the judge's scourge.(4.5) Do not let your heart answer him quickly,(4.6) and he will turn back into his own silence.(4.7) Do not answer a man when his heart is hot;(4.8) be quiet before him; that is how you win.(4.9) * When a man argues, do not step in —(4.10) do not be swept up in another's quarrel.(4.11) If a quarrel comes and you stand apart,(4.12) it will fade like water from your hands.(4.13) Do not make friends with the fire-hearted man,(4.14) nor walk beside him on the road.(4.15) Let your eye watch what is before you;(4.16) guard your tongue against the moment's rage.(4.17) If a hot-headed man speaks to you,(4.18) turn your face away and hold your peace.(4.19) Leave him to himself; the word will fall,(4.19) and God will send the wind that clears it.

(4.1) My son, listen; turn your ear to me;(4.2) open your heart to your father's words:(4.3) watch out for the man who starts fights,(4.4) the hot-tempered one, the plague of judges.(4.5) Don't answer him in a hurry,(4.6) and he will go back into his own silence.(4.7) When a man's heart is burning, don't answer;(4.8) stay quiet, and that's how you win.(4.9) * When people argue, don't step in;(4.10) don't get pulled into someone else's quarrel.(4.11) If a fight breaks out and you stand apart,(4.12) it will slip away like water from your hands.(4.13) Don't be friends with the fiery man,(4.14) and don't walk the road beside him.(4.15) Keep your eye on what's in front of you;(4.16) hold your tongue when anger flares.(4.17) If a hot-tempered man speaks to you,(4.18) turn away and stay silent.(4.19) Leave him alone; his word will fall flat,(4.19) and God sends the wind that clears it.