Proverbs 29:8

אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צוֹן יָפִ֣יחוּ קִרְיָ֑ה וַחֲכָמִ֥ים יָ֝שִׁ֗יבוּ אָֽף׃

ʾanshey laṣvon yapiyḥv qiryah vaḥakamiym yashiybv ʾaf

King James Version (KJV)

Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

Modern English

Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.