# 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]])