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474 B
474 B
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)