<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlikuwa mwenye subira sana, na hata hivyo hakutaka kuumiza hisia za mtu yeyote, kwa hiyo mara nyingi alisikiliza hoja za kipumbavu kwa muda mrefu.  <response>: And long-suffering, one might He was so careful of not hurting anyones feelings that he often listened to utterly fatuous arguments for hours on end. 