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If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
    the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
10 Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless,
    and the wicked[a] seek his life.
11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,
    but a wise man quietly holds it back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:10 Cn: Heb upright

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