Proverbs 27:3-5

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
⁴Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
    but who is able to stand before jealousy?
⁵Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.

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