“ Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be vindicated?

“这许多的言语岂不该回答吗？多嘴多舌的人岂可称为义吗？

“这许多的话岂不该回答吗？多嘴多舌的人岂可成为义呢？

“这许多的话岂不该回答吗？多嘴多舌的人岂可成为义呢？

“难道滔滔不绝就无人反驳？难道唠唠叨叨就证明有理？

“这许多的话怎可不回答，多嘴多舌的人怎能算为义呢？

這許多的言語豈不該回答嗎？多嘴多舌的人豈可稱為義嗎？

「這許多的話豈不該回答嗎？多嘴多舌的人豈可成為義呢？

「這許多的話豈不該回答嗎？多嘴多舌的人豈可成為義呢？

「難道滔滔不絕就無人反駁？難道嘮嘮叨叨就證明有理？

“這許多的話怎可不回答，多嘴多舌的人怎能算為義呢？

『對着多言、豈不應該答覆呢？多嘴多舌的人、難道就有理麼？

言既多、豈可不答、侈口者、豈得稱義、

聽此長言、不可無以對、如是多口、豈得稱為義。

人多言豈可不答之、利口豈得稱為義、

“ Are all these words to go unanswered? Is this talker to be vindicated?

“ Don’t all your words require an answer? I’m sure that what you are saying can’t be right.

“ Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and a man full of talk be judged right?

“ Shouldn’t someone answer this torrent of words? Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking?

Should this abundance of words go unanswered and such a talker be acquitted?

“ Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a talker be acquitted?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

“ Should not this abundance of words be answered, or should this talkative man be vindicated?

“ Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?

“ How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.

In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.

Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

Shall words of wind have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?

Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said,“ What does this babbler want to say?” Others said,“ He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,” because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

“ How long will you speak these things, And the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?