33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But among fools it is made known.

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33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning(A)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known

A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

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Stone is heavy and sand(A) a burden,
    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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11 A (A)fool [a]always loses his temper,
But a (B)wise person holds it back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit

11 Fools give full vent to their rage,(A)
    but the wise bring calm in the end.(B)

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