Ecclesiasticus 20:6

Ecclesiasticus 20:6 Context

³How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin. ⁴As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence. ⁵There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful. ⁶Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time. ⁷A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time. ⁸He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated. ⁹There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss.

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