Heb. qar, literally, “cool,” denoting a spirit that is slow to anger, not easily moved. The whole tenor of the writings of Solomon is against hasty, thoughtless speech (see Prov. 15:23; 18:6; 25:11; 29:20; Eccl. 5:2, 3; 10:14; 12:10). However, Masoretic tradition reads yaqar, “precious,”“prized.”