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Scornful men bring a city into a snare,
    but wise men turn away wrath.

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Scornful men bring a city into a snare:
but wise men turn away wrath.

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Mockers stir up a city,
    but the wise turn away anger.(A)

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11 A fool utters all his mind,
    but a wise man keeps it in until afterwards.

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11 A fool uttereth all his mind:
but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

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11 Fools give full vent to their rage,(A)
    but the wise bring calm in the end.(B)

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26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,
    but every man’s judgment comes from the Lord.

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26 Many seek the ruler’s favour;
but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.

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26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,(A)
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.(B)

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