Eclesiastés 7:9

9 Controla tu carácter,
porque el enojo es el distintivo de los necios.

Eclesiastés 7:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry
With men, for every word that is said, or action done, that is not agreeable; encourage not, but repress, sudden angry emotions of the mind; be not quick of resentment, and at once express anger and displeasure; but be slow to wrath, for such a man is better than the mighty, ( James 1:19 ) ( Proverbs 16:32 ) ; or with God, for his corrections and chastisements; so the Targum,

``in the time that correction from heaven comes upon thee, do not hasten in thy soul to be hot (or angry) to say words of rebellion (or stubbornness) against heaven;''

that advice is good,

``do nothing in anger ^F12;''

for anger resteth in the bosom of fools;
where it riseth quick, and continues long; here it soon betrays itself, and finds easy admittance, and a resting dwelling place; it easily gets in, but it is difficult to get it out of the heart of a fool; both which are proofs of his folly, ( Proverbs 12:16 ) ( 14:17 ) ; see ( Ephesians 4:26 ) ; the bosom, or breast, is commonly represented as the seat of anger by other writers ^F13.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Isocrates ad Nicoclem, p. 36.
F13 "In pectoribus ira considit", Petronius; "iram sanguinei regio sub pectore cordis", Claudian. de 4. Consul. Honor. Panegyr. v. 241.

Eclesiastés 7:9 In-Context

7 La extorsión vuelve necio al sabio,
y el soborno corrompe el corazón.

8 Vale más terminar algo que empezarlo.
Vale más la paciencia que el orgullo.

9 Controla tu carácter,
porque el enojo es el distintivo de los necios.

10 No añores «viejos tiempos»;
no es nada sabio.

11 La sabiduría es aún mejor cuando uno tiene dinero;
ambas cosas son de beneficio a lo largo de la vida.