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Proverbs 29:9

NETBible	If a wise person¹ goes to court² with a foolish person, there is no peace³ whether he is angry or laughs.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 29:9	If a wise man goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 29:9	When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 29:9	If a wise person takes a fool to court, there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 29:9	A sage trying to work things out with a fool gets only scorn and sarcasm for his trouble.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 29:9	If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 29:9	If the wise go to law with fools, there is ranting and ridicule without relief.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 29:9	If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.
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KJV	[If] a wise <02450> man <0376> contendeth <08199> (8737) with a foolish <0191> man <0376>_, whether he rage <07264> (8804) or laugh <07832> (8804)_, [there is] no rest <05183>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 29:9	When a wise <02450> man <0376> has <08199> a controversy <08199> with a foolish <0191> man <0376> , The foolish man either rages <07264> or laughs <07832> , and there <0369> is no <0369> rest <05183> .
LXXM	(36:9) anhr <435> N-NSM sofov <4680> A-NSM krinei <2919> V-PAI-3S eynh <1484> N-APN anhr <435> N-NSM de <1161> PRT faulov <5337> A-NSM orgizomenov <3710> V-PMPNS katagelatai <2606> V-PMI-3S kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV katapthssei {V-PAI-3S}
NET [draft] ITL	If a wise <02450> person <0376> goes to court <08199> with <0854> a foolish <0191> person <0376> , there is no <0369> peace <05183> whether he is angry <07264> or laughs <07832> .
HEBREW	txn <05183> Nyaw <0369> qxvw <07832> zgrw <07264> lywa <0191> sya <0376> ta <0854> jpsn <08199> Mkx <02450> sya (29:9) <0376>

NETBible

If a wise person¹ goes to court² with a foolish person, there is no peace³ whether he is angry or laughs.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “a wise man…a foolish man.”

²tn The verb שָׁפַט (shafat) means “to judge.” In the Niphal stem it could be passive, but is more frequently reciprocal: “to enter into controversy” or “to go to court.” The word is usually used in connection with a lawsuit (so many recent English versions), but can also refer to an argument (e.g., 1 Sam 12:7; Isa 43:26); cf. NAB “disputes”; NASB “has a controversy.”

³tn The noun נָחַת (nakhat) is a derivative of נוּחַ (nuakh, “to rest”) and so means “quietness” or “rest,” i.e., “peace.”

³sn The proverb is saying that there will be no possibility of settling the matter in a calm way, no matter what mood the fool is in (e.g., Prov 26:4). R. N. Whybray says one can only cut the losses and have no further dealings with the fool (Proverbs [CBC], 168).

⁴tn Heb “and he is angry and he laughs.” The construction uses the conjunctive vav to express alternate actions: “whether…or.”