# anger kills the foolish; jealousy causes the death of the silly
The phrases "the foolish" and "the silly" are emphatic in the Hebrew. Alternate translation: "it is the foolish whom anger kills; it is the silly of whom jealousy causes the death"
# the silly
"the one who lacks sound judgment" or "the one who cannot think well"
# the foolish ... the silly
These phrases refer to any foolish person and any silly person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-genericnoun]])
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