Job 13:5

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O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.

Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?

How long will it be before you have done talking? Get wisdom, and then we will say what is in our minds.

How long will you make my life bitter, crushing me with words?

Give attention with care to my words; and let this be your comfort.

So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.

So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.

You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers?

If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.