1 There is the rebuke that is untimely, and there is the person who keeps quiet, and he is the shrewd one.
2 But how much better to rebuke than to fume!
3 The person who acknowledges a fault wards off punishment.
4 Like a eunuch trying to take a girl's virginity is someone who tries to impose justice by force.
5 There is the person who keeps quiet and is considered wise, another incurs hatred for talking too much.
6 There is the person who keeps quiet, not knowing how to answer, another keeps quiet, knowing when to speak.
7 The wise will keep quiet till the right moment, but a garrulous fool will always misjudge it.
8 Someone who talks too much will earn dislike, and someone who usurps authority will earn hatred.
9 There is the person who finds misfortune a boon, and the piece of luck that turns to loss.
10 There is the gift that affords you no profit, and the gift that repays you double.
11 There is the honour that leads to humiliation, and there are people in a low state who raise their heads.
12 There is the person who buys much for little, yet pays for it seven times over.
13 The wise wins love with words, while fools may shower favours in vain.
14 The gift of the stupid will bring you no advantage, his eyes look for seven times as much in return.
15 He gives little and reviles much, he opens his mouth like the town crier, he lends today and demands payment tomorrow; he is a detestable fellow.
16 The fool will say, 'I have no friends, I get no gratitude for my good deeds;
17 those who eat my bread have malicious tongues.' How often he will be laughed at, and by how many!
18 Better a slip on the pavement than a slip of the tongue; this is how ruin takes the wicked by surprise.
19 A coarse-grained person is like an indiscreet story endlessly retold by the ignorant.
20 A maxim is rejected when coming from a fool, since the fool does not utter it on the apt occasion.
21 There is a person who is prevented from sinning by poverty; no qualms of conscience disturb that person's rest.
22 There is a person who courts destruction out of false shame, courts destruction for the sake of a fool's opinion.
23 There is a person who out of false shame makes promises to a friend, and so makes an enemy for nothing.
24 Lying is an ugly blot on anyone, and ever on the lips of the undisciplined.
25 A thief is preferable to an inveterate liar, but both are heading for ruin.
26 Lying is an abominable habit, the liar's disgrace lasts for ever.
27 The wise gains advancement by words, the shrewd wins favour from the great.
28 Whoever tills the soil will have a full harvest, whoever wins favour from the great will secure pardon for offences.
29 Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise and stifle rebukes like a muzzle on the mouth.
30 Wisdom concealed, and treasure undiscovered, what use is either of these?
31 Better one who conceals his folly than one who conceals his wisdom.
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Ecclesiastical 20 addresses the theme of wisdom in relation to human behaviors, emphasizing the importance of humility and self -restarting. The chapter begins with a discussion about hypocrisy and recklessness, showing how they can lead to disastrous situations. Then the author emphasizes the importance of listening and learning from others, as well as the need to maintain modesty and humility in all situations.
Proverbs 17:27: "He who has knowledge is restrained in his words; who has understanding is serene." This verse highlights the importance of self -restarting and moderation in discourse, a theme addressed in ecclesiastical 20.
James 1:19: "My beloved brothers, each must be ready to hear, late to speak and late to anger." This verse highlights the importance of listening and learning from others, a theme that is also addressed in Ecclesiastical 20.
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Proverbs 13:10: "With arrogance, only feud, but with those who know how to hear, avoid the dispute." This verse emphasizes the importance of preventing arrogance and recklessness, topics covered by ecclesiastical 20.
Proverbs 19:20: "Hear the advice and accept the correction, so that you have become wise in the future." This verse emphasizes the importance of listening and learning from others, an important theme in ecclesiastical 20.
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