“Slow to anger has much understanding and a short temper lifts up foolishness” (Tehillim 29). A person who is slow to anger is wise and full of understanding. A person who is short of temper is not only acting foolish but ‘lifting up his foolishness“ for all to see. He is announcing in a loud voice: ‘You should all know that I am a fool.” (Commentary of the Vilna Gaon on Mishlei)
