A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless.
Numbers 22:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she crouched down under Balaam. So he became furious and beat the donkey with his stick. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam, and Balaam's anger was kindled and he struck the donkey with his staff. American Standard Version (1901) And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. Common English Bible The donkey saw the LORD’s messenger and lay down underneath Balaam. Balaam became angry and beat the donkey with the rod. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the donkey had seen the Angel standing there, she fell under the feet of the rider, who, being angry, struck her sides more vehemently with a club. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the ass saw the angel standing, she fell under the feet of the rider: who being angry beat her sides more vehemently with a staff. |
A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless.
The angel of the Lord went ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or the left.
My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,