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• Listen to me, my son, and acquire knowledge, and pay close attention to my words. (Ecclesiasticus 17, 24)

• My son, do not mix reproach with your good deeds, nor cause grief by your words when you present a gift. (Ecclesiasticus 19, 15)

• A wise man is cautious in everything, and in days of sin he guards against wrongdoing. (Ecclesiasticus 19, 27)

• There is a reproof which is not timely; and there is a man who keeps silent but is wise. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 1)

• There is one who by keeping silent is found wise, while another is detested for being too talkative. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 5)

• A wise man will be silent until the right moment, but a braggart and fool goes beyond the right moment. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 7)

• Whoever uses too many words will be loathed, and whoever usurps the right to speak will be hated. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 8)

• The wise man makes himself beloved through his words, but the courtesies of fools are wasted. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 13)

• Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise; like a muzzle on the mouth they avert reproofs. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 29)

• The knowledge of a wise man will increase like a flood, and his counsel like a flowing spring. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 13)

• When a man of understanding hears a wise saying, he will praise it and add to it; when a reveler hears it, he dislikes it and casts it behind his back. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 15)

• The utterance of a sensible man will be sought in the assembly, and they will ponder his words in their minds. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 17)