7
Speak, you who are young, if you are obliged to, but no more than twice, and only if asked.
8
Be brief; say much in few words; be as one who knows and can still hold his tongue.
9
Among the great do not act as their equal; and when another is speaking, do not babble.
10
Lightning travels ahead of the thunder, and approval goes before one who is modest.
11
Leave in good time and do not be the last; go home quickly and do not linger.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.