Ben Sira 5:11-13

11 Be quick to hear, but deliberate in answering.
12 If you know what to say, answer your neighbor; but if not, put your hand over your mouth.
13 Honor and dishonor come from speaking, and the tongue of mortals may be their downfall.
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