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.
A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up displeasure.
The sovereign’s wrath is a messenger of death, But a wise man appeases it.
When a wise man disputes with a foolish man, Whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.
And יהוה said to me, “Even if Mosheh and Shemu’ĕ
“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!
and stood between the dead and the living. And the plague was stopped.
“Pineḥ
