² For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

¹ Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.

⁸ But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,

⁹ And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.

¹¹ And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

⁹ Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

¹⁶ A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

⁵ Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

²² How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

²³ Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

¹⁷ Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;

⁶ A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.

⁴ I say to the men of pride, Let your pride be gone: and to the sinners, Let not your horn be lifted up.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

⁴ But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?

⁸ And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?

⁹ And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.

⁶ For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,