18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,

but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife:

But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

18 A hot-tempered person starts fights;

a cool-tempered person stops them.

18 People with quick tempers cause trouble,

but those who control their tempers stop a quarrel.

18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention;

But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

18 A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

18 A hothead stirs up a fight, 

but one who holds his temper calms disputes. 

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict,

but a man slow to anger calms strife.

18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,

but those who are slow to anger calm contention.

18 A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife,

but he who is slow to anger, he will calm contention.

18 A man who burns with anger stirs up fights.

But a person who is patient calms things down.

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,

But the slow to anger calms a dispute.