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Sirach 20:6
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Sirach 20:6
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Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.
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4
As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence.
5
There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful.
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Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.
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A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time.
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He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.