1
There is a rebuke that is untimely, and there is the person who is wise enough to keep silent.
2
How much better it is to rebuke than to fume!
3
And the one who admits his fault will be kept from failure.
4
Like a eunuch lusting to violate a girl is the person who does right under compulsion.
5
Some people keep silent and are thought to be wise, while others are detested for being talkative.
6
Some people keep silent because they have nothing to say, while others keep silent because they know when to speak.
7
The wise remain silent until the right moment, but a boasting fool misses the right moment.
8
Whoever talks too much is detested, and whoever pretends to authority is hated.
9
There may be good fortune for a person in adversity, and a windfall may result in a loss.
10
There is the gift that profits you nothing, and the gift to be paid back double.