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Louis Segond 1910
Par la lenteur à la colère on fléchit un prince, Et une langue douce peut briser des os.
KJV
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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