Sirach 20:6-8

Common English Bible

⁶ There are those who keep silent
because they have nothing to say
in response,
    and there are those who keep silent
    because they know the right time.
⁷ Wise people keep silent
until 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 pretend
    to have authority will be hated.^[a]