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		<title>Bible, Vol. 1. Old Testament -- Book 22b. Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20: 5ff (Sir 20:5–7) [tr. GNT (1992 ed.)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people are thought to be wise because they don&#8217;t talk much; others are disliked because they talk too much. Some people keep quiet because they don&#8217;t have anything to say; others keep quiet because they know the right time to speak. A wise person will not speak until the right moment, but a bragging [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some people are thought to be wise because they don&#8217;t talk much; others are disliked because they talk too much. Some people keep quiet because they don&#8217;t have anything to say; others keep quiet because they know the right time to speak. A wise person will not speak until the right moment, but a bragging fool doesn&#8217;t know when that time is.</p>
<p>[ἔστιν σιωπῶν εὑρισκόμενος σοφός,<br />
<span class="tab">καὶ ἔστιν μισητὸς ἀπὸ πολλῆς λαλιᾶς.<br />
ἔστιν σιωπῶν, οὐ γὰρ ἔχει ἀπόκρισιν,<br />
<span class="tab">καὶ ἔστιν σιωπῶν εἰδὼς καιρόν.<br />
ἄνθρωπος σοφὸς σιγήσει ἕως καιροῦ,<br />
<span class="tab">ὁ δὲ λαπιστὴς καὶ ἄφρων ὑπερβήσεται καιρόν.]</span></span></span></p>
<br><b>The Bible (The Old Testament)</b> (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals) <br>Book 22b. <i>Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)</i> 20: 5ff (Sir 20:5–7) [tr. GNT (1992 ed.)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=sirach%2020%3A5-7&version=GNT" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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More on the history and acceptance of this Apocryphal book <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Sirach">here</a> and <a href="https://archive.org/details/thejerusalembible1966/page/1034/mode/2up">here</a>.<br><br>

(<a href="https://tips.translation.bible/tip_verse/sir-205/">Source (Greek)</a>). Alternate translations:<br><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful.<br>
<span class="tab">Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.<br>
<span class="tab"> wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ecclesiasticus-Chapter-20/#5">KJV</a> (1611)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.<br>
<span class="tab">There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time.<br>
<span class="tab">A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=sirach%2020%3A5-7&version=DRA">DRA</a> (1899)]  </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>There is the man who keeps quiet and is considered wise, <br>
<span class="tab">another incurs hatred for talking too much.<br>
There is the man who keeps quiet, not knowing how to answer, <br>
<span class="tab">another keeps quiet, because he knows when to speak.<br>
A wise man will keep quiet till the right moment, <br>
<span class="tab">but a garrulous fool will always misjudge it.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.seraphim.my/bible/jb/JB-OT28%20SIRACH%20(GK).htm#:~:text=There%20is%20the%20man%20who%20keeps%20quiet%20and,but%20a%20garrulous%20fool%20will%20always%20misjudge%20it.">JB</a> (1966); <a href="https://www.bibliacatolica.com.br/en/new-jerusalem-bible/ecclesiasticus/20/#:~:text=There%20is%20the%20person%20who%20keeps%20quiet%20and,but%20a%20garrulous%20fool%20will%20always%20misjudge%20it.">NJB</a> (1985)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>There are people who are silent<br>
and are found to be wise,<br>
<span class="tab">and there are those who are hated<br>
<span class="tab">because they talk a lot.<br>
There are those who keep silent<br>
because they have nothing to say<br>
in response,<br>
<span class="tab">and there are those who keep silent<br>
<span class="tab">because they know the right time.<br>
Wise people keep silent<br>
until the proper moment,<br>
<span class="tab">but those who swagger and are senseless will miss the right moment.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=sirach%2020%3A5-7&version=CEB">CEB</a> (2011)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Some people keep silent and are found to be wise,<br>
<span class="tab">while others are detested for being talkative.<br>
Some people keep silent because they have nothing to say,<br>
<span class="tab">while others keep silent because they know when to speak.<br>
The wise remain silent until the right moment,<br>
<span class="tab">but the arrogant and the fool miss the right moment.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=sirach%2020%3A5-7&version=NRSVUE">NRSV</a> (2021 ed.)]</blockquote><br>
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		<title>Bierce, Ambrose -- &#8220;Loquacity,&#8221; The Devil&#8217;s Dictionary (1911)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOQUACITY, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk. Originally published in the &#8220;Cynic&#8217;s Dictionary&#8221; column in the San Francisco Examiner (1888-04-29).]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOQUACITY, <em>n.</em> A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.</p>
<br><b>Ambrose Bierce</b> (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist<br>&#8220;Loquacity,&#8221; <i>The Devil&#8217;s Dictionary</i> (1911) 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Dictionary/L#:~:text=LOQUACITY%2C%20n.%20A%20disorder%20which%20renders%20the%20sufferer%20unable%20to%20curb%20his%20tongue%20when%20you%20wish%20to%20talk." target="_blank">Source</a>)
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<a href="https://archive.org/details/unabridgeddevils00bier/page/370/mode/2up?q=%22loquacity+lord%22">Originally published</a> in the "Cynic's Dictionary" column in the <i>San Francisco Examiner</i> (1888-04-29).						</span>
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