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If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man,
    then there is rankling and ridicule,[a] but there is no relief.

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  1. Proverbs 29:9 Hebrew “there is ridicule”

When the wise make a legal charge against the foolish,
    the fools shout, they laugh—there is no calm.

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11 A fool gives all his breath,[a]
    but the wise holds back in quiet.

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  1. Proverbs 29:11 Or “spirit”

11 Fools show all their anger,
    but the wise hold it back.

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