Sirach 20:1

On speech

1 There is a bad time to rebuke someone. Those who keep silent are the prudent ones.

Sirach 20:1 In-Context

1 There is a bad time to rebuke someone. Those who keep silent are the prudent ones.

2 How much better to investigate than to be angry!

3 And those who confess openly will be kept from loss.

4 Like eunuchs desiring to violate a girl, so are those who make decisions by force.

5 There are people who are silent and are found to be wise, and there are those who are hated because they talk a lot.