¹⁵ Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

¹⁵ Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.

¹⁵ By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

¹⁵ Patient persistence pierces through indifference; gentle speech breaks down rigid defenses. A Person Without Self-Control