Proverbs 29:8-11

English Standard Version

^8 (A)Scoffers set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.
⁹ If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
    the fool only rages and laughs, and there is ^(B)no quiet.
¹⁰ Bloodthirsty men ^(C)hate one who is blameless
    and seek the life of the upright.^[a]
11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
    but a wise man quietly holds it back.