Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.

Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:
and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;
with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.

Even fools who keep silent are considered wise;
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
if he closes his lips, he is regarded as intelligent.

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