2 How much better to investigatethan to be angry!
3 And those who confess openlywill be kept from loss.
4 Like eunuchs desiring to violate a girl,so are those who make decisionsby force.
5 There are people who are silentand are found to be wise,and there are those who are hatedbecause they talk a lot.
6 There are those who keep silentbecause they have nothing to sayin response,and there are those who keep silentbecause they know the right time.
7 Wise people keep silentuntil the proper moment,but those who swagger and are senseless will miss the right moment.
8 Those who talk excessively will be loathed,and those who pretendto have authority will be hated.