World English Bible

Sirach 5:11-15 World English Bible (WEB)

11. Be swift to hear; And with patience make your answer.

12. If you have understanding, answer your neighbor; And if not, let your hand be upon your mouth.

13. Glory and dishonor is in talk: And the tongue of a man is his fall.

14. Be not called a whisperer; And lie not in wait with your tongue: For upon the thief there is shame, And an evil condemnation upon him that has a double tongue.

15. In a great matter and in a small, be not ignorant;