Should I continue to wait, now that you are silent? Must I also remain silent?

我岂因他们不说话，站住不再回答，仍旧等候呢？

我岂因他们不说话，因他们站住不再回答，仍旧等候呢？

我岂因他们不说话，因他们站住不再回答，仍旧等候呢？

难道他们不说话，站在那里无言以对，我就要等下去吗？

因为他们不说话，因为他们站着不再回应，我就等待吗？

我豈因他們不說話，站住不再回答，仍舊等候呢？

我豈因他們不說話，因他們站住不再回答，仍舊等候呢？

我豈因他們不說話，因他們站住不再回答，仍舊等候呢？

難道他們不說話，站在那裡無言以對，我就要等下去嗎？

因為他們不說話，因為他們站著不再回應，我就等待嗎？

他們不說話，站住不再回答，難道我還因而仍舊等候麼？

既皆緘默、靜立無言、則我猶復待乎、

俟之良久、默然無語、不能辨駁。

我俟之良久、皆默然無語、不復答一辭、

Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?

Do I have to keep on waiting, now that they are silent? They are just standing there with nothing to say.

And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more?

Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer?

Should I wait, because they are not speaking, Because they have stopped and no longer answer?

And I have waited, because they did not speak, Because they stood still and answered no more.

And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?

Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer?

When I had waited,( for they spake not, but stood still,[ and] answered no more;)

And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,

Shall I wait, because they don’t speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?

So those who are smart keep their mouths shut, for it is an evil time.

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

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

If only you could be silent! That’s the wisest thing you could do.