Proverbs 29:8-10

New International Reader's Version

⁸ Those who make fun of others stir up a city.
    But wise people turn anger away.

⁹ Suppose a wise person goes to court with a foolish person.
    Then the foolish person gets mad and pokes fun, and there is no peace.

¹⁰ Murderers hate honest people.
    They try to kill those who do what is right.