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Do not let anger upset your spirit,
    for anger lodges in the bosom of a fool.

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Do not be quick to anger,
    for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

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(A)Keep your temper under control; it is foolish to harbor a grudge.

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Do not be [a](A)eager in your spirit to be angry,
For anger resides in the [b]heart of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit hasty
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit chest

Do not be quickly provoked(A) in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.(B)

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