Proverbs 15:17-19

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox^(A) with hatred.^(B)

¹⁸ A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(C)
but one slow to anger^(D) calms strife.

¹⁹ A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.^(E)