A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms;
A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
And he told her all his heart, and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.”
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