โVir sapiens si cum stulto contenderit, sive irascatur, sive rideat, non inveniet requiem.โ
โIf a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.โ
โIf a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.โ
โIf a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.โ
โIf a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.โ
Rest; or bring him to hear reason. (Calmet) โ Septuagint, โa wise man shall rule nations; but the wicked being angry, is laughed at, and does not frighten.โ
5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.