Sirach 5:10-15
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10 Be stedfast in thy understanding; and let thy word be the same.
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11 Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; and with patience give answer.
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12 If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
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13 Honour and shame is in talk: and the tongue of man is his fall.
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14 Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.
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15 Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.