Sirach 20:1-5 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. There is a bad timeto rebuke someone.Those who keep silentare the prudent ones.

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.

Sirach 20