כִּ֥י הָעֹ֖שֶׁק יְהוֹלֵ֣ל חָכָ֑ם וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד אֶת־לֵ֖ב מַתָּנָֽה׃
Sapagkat ang pakikipagtalo ay gumugulo sa isip ng marunong, at sinisira nito ang pusong marunong na kaloob sa kanya.
Ecclesiastes
For as the sound of the thorns [crackling] under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool [("crackling" with self-importance)]. And this, too, [(the "toil" of contending with the fools)] is a vanity [(relegated to men by G-d)].