Do not be eagerin your heartto be angry,For angerresidesin the bosomof fools.
CaintoldAbelhis brother.And it cameabout when they were in the field,that Cainroseup againstAbelhis brotherand killedhim.
But Absalomdid not speakto Amnoneithergoodorbad;for AbsalomhatedAmnonbecausehe had violatedhis sisterTamar.
Absalomcommandedhis servants,saying,"Seenow,when Amnon'sheartis merrywith wine,and when I sayto you, 'StrikeAmnon,'then puthim to death.Do not fear;have not I myselfcommandedyou? Be courageousand be valiant."
Jonadab,the sonof Shimeah,David'sbrother,responded,"Do not let my lordsupposethey have putto deathallthe youngmen,the king'ssons,for Amnonaloneis dead;becauseby the intentof Absalomthis has beendeterminedsincethe daythat he violatedhis sisterTamar.
But the menof Israelansweredthe menof Judahand said,"We have tenpartsin the king,therefore we alsohave more[claim] on Davidthanyou. Whythen did you treatus with contempt?Was it not our advicefirstto bringbackour king?"Yet the wordsof the menof Judahwere harsherthanthe wordsof the menof Israel.
A quick-temperedman actsfoolishly,And a manof evildevicesis hated.
He whois slowto angerhas greatunderstanding,But he whois quick-temperedexaltsfolly.
He whois slowto angeris betterthanthe mighty,And he who ruleshis spirit,thanhe who capturesa city.
Do not goout hastilyto argue[your case]; Otherwise,whatwill you doin the end,When your neighborhumiliatesyou?
Do not say,"Whyis it that the formerdayswere betterthanthese?"For it is not from wisdomthat you askaboutthis.
"Therefore now,O LORD,pleasetakemy lifefrom me, for deathis betterto me thanlife."
When the suncameup Godappointeda scorchingeastwind,and the sunbeatdownon Jonah'sheadso that he becamefaintand beggedwith [all] his soulto die,saying,"Deathis betterto me thanlife."
Then Godsaidto Jonah,"Do you have goodreasonto be angryaboutthe plant?"And he said,"I have goodreasonto be angry,even to death."
Herodiashad a grudge againsthim and wantedto put him to deathand couldnot [do so];
And she wentout and saidto her mother,"Whatshall I askfor?" And she said,"The headof Johnthe Baptist."
[This] you know,my belovedbrethren.But everyonemust be quickto hear,slowto speak[and] slowto anger;
