⁸ Scoffers set a city aflame, But wise men turn away wrath.

⁸ Scornful men bring [1] a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

⁸ A gang of cynics can upset a whole city; a group of sages can calm everyone down.

⁸ Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.