And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now:
And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
The wrath of a king is (as) messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:
It is not good to eat much honey: So (for men) to search out their own glory is grievous.