Whether he rage or laugh — i.e., whether the wise man treat him with sternness or good temper, yet “there is no rest,” the fool will not cease from his folly; or, the sense may be, “the fool rages and laughs;” he will not listen quietly to argument, by which he might be brought to wisdom, but is either violent or supercilious.
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Proverbs 29:9
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.