¹¹ The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory `is' to pass over transgression.

³² Better `is' the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

²⁹ Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

¹⁹ So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

¹² Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

¹³ forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye;

¹⁸ A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

³² and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

¹ Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

¹⁸ If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace;

¹⁹ not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,

²⁰ I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

²¹ Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

⁴⁴ but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

⁴⁵ that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.

¹⁶ The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

²¹ Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?'

²² Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

²¹ If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

³ An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

¹⁴ The beginning of contention `is' a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

¹⁵ And the brethren of Joseph see that their father is dead, and say, `Peradventure Joseph doth hate us, and doth certainly return to us all the evil which we did with him.'

¹⁶ And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

¹⁷ Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.

¹⁸ And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, `Lo, we `are' to thee for servants.'

¹⁹ And Joseph saith unto them, `Fear not, for `am' I in the place of God?

²⁰ As for you, ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good, in order to do as `at' this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

²¹ and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.