"For angerslaysthe foolishman,And jealousykillsthe simple.
Now when Rachelsawthat she boreJacobnochildren, she becamejealousof her sister;and she saidto Jacob,"Giveme children,or elseI die."
Onanknewthat the offspringwould not be his; so whenhe wentin to his brother'swife,he wastedhis seed on the groundin order not to giveoffspringto his brother.
"O you who tearyourselfin your anger--For your sakeis the earthto be abandoned,Or the rockto be movedfrom its place?
Fools,becauseof their rebelliousway,And becauseof their iniquities,were afflicted.
The foolhas saidin his heart,"Thereis noGod."They are corrupt,they have committedabominabledeeds;Thereis noonewho doesgood.
"I saidto the boastful,'Do not boast,'And to the wicked,Do not liftup the horn;
A senselessmanhasnoknowledge,Nordoes a stupidmanunderstandthis:
A fool'sangeris knownat once,But a prudentmanconcealsdishonor.
He who keepsthe commandmentkeepshis soul,[But] he who is carelessof conductwill die.
[A man of] greatangerwill bearthe penalty,For ifyou rescue[him], you will only have to doit again.
A stoneis heavyand the sandweighty,But the provocationof a foolis heavierthanbothof them.
"O naiveones,understandprudence;And, O fools,understandwisdom.
Do not be eagerin your heartto be angry,For angerresidesin the bosomof fools.
So Ephraimhas becomelike a sillydove,withoutsense;They callto Egypt,they goto Assyria.
Then Godsaidto Jonah,"Do you have goodreasonto be angryaboutthe plant?"And he said,"I have goodreasonto be angry,even to death."
but to thosewho are selfishly ambitiousand do not obeythe truth,but obeyunrighteousness,wrathand indignation.
For amongthem are thosewho enterinto householdsand captivateweak womenweighed downwith sins,ledon by variousimpulses,
