## the people patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit ##

Here the word "spirit" refers to a person's attitude. AT: "patient people are better than proud people" or "a patient attitude is better than a prideful attitude" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## Do not be quick to anger in your spirit ##

AT: "Do not become angry quickly" or "Do not have a bad temper" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## anger resides in the hearts of fools ##

Anger is compared to something that lives inside of foolish people. AT: "foolish people are full of anger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])