Job 5:2

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For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:

Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.