A fool'sangeris knownat once,But a prudentmanconcealsdishonor.
"For angerslaysthe foolishman,And jealousykillsthe simple.
Hatredstirsup strife,But lovecoversalltransgressions.
He who speakstruthtellswhatis right,But a false witness,deceit.
Wisdomrestsin the heartof one who hasunderstanding,But in the heartsof foolsit is madeknown.
Understandingis a fountainof lifeto one whohasit, But the disciplineof foolsis folly.
He who concealsa transgressionseekslove,But he who repeatsa matterseparatesintimatefriends.
[Like] a citythat is brokeninto [and] withoutwallsIs a manwhohasnocontrolover his spirit.
A stoneis heavyand the sandweighty,But the provocationof a foolis heavierthanbothof them.
A foolalways loseshis temper,But a wisemanholdsit back.
[This] you know,my belovedbrethren.But everyonemust be quickto hear,slowto speak[and] slowto anger;
