It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
It is an honor for a person to withdraw from conflict rather than prolong it. To cease from strife is the course that brings true dignity and moral credit. By contrast, to meddle in quarrels is the mark of folly. The verse sets these two ways against each other, honoring restraint while exposing interference as foolish.
It is an honor for a person to withdraw from conflict rather than prolong it. To cease from strife is the course that brings true dignity and moral credit. By contrast, to meddle in quarrels is the mark of folly. The verse sets these two ways against each other, honoring restraint while exposing interference as foolish.