איוולת
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Noun
איוולת / אִוֶּלֶת • (ivélet) f
- folly
- Tanach, Proverbs 26:4-5, with translation of the New International Version:
- אַל־תַּעַן כְּסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ; פֶּן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּוֹ גַם־אָתָּה. עֲנֵה כְסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ; פֶּן־יִהְיֶה חָכָם בְּעֵינָיו.
- al-tá'an kəsil kəivvaltó; pen-tishvé-llo gam-attá. 'ané chəsil kəivvaltó; pen-yihyé ḥachám bə'ēnáv.
- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
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