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The (A)righteous knows the cause of the poor,
The wicked does not understand that knowledge.
Scoffers [a](B)set a city aflame,
But (C)wise men turn away anger.
When a wise man is brought into judgment with a man who is an ignorant fool,
[b]The ignorant fool both rages and laughs, and there is no rest.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:8 Lit breathe out
  2. Proverbs 29:9 Lit He

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

Mockers stir up a city,
    but the wise turn away anger.(B)

If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
    the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

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