Scoffers ensnare a city, But the wise turn away wrath.
By the blessing of the straight the city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wrong it is overthrown.
And יהוה said to me, “Even if Mosheh and Shemu’ĕ
The sovereign’s wrath is a messenger of death, But a wise man appeases it.
“And I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the breach before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it – but I did not find one!
“Pineḥ
and stood between the dead and the living. And the plague was stopped.
When a wise man disputes with a foolish man, Whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.
A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up displeasure.
