愚妄人默不作聲，也算是智慧；閉口不言，也算是聰明。

愚昧人若静默不言也可算为智慧；闭口不说也可算为聪明。

愚妄人若静默不言，可算为智慧，闭上嘴唇也可算为聪明。

愚妄人若静默不言，可算为智慧，闭上嘴唇也可算为聪明。

愚人缄默可算为智慧，闭口不言可算为明智。

愚妄人默不作声，也算是智慧；闭口不言，也算是聪明。

愚妄人沉默时也算有智慧；他闭口不言时也算有悟性。

愚昧人若靜默不言也可算為智慧；閉口不說也可算為聰明。

愚妄人若靜默不言，可算為智慧，閉上嘴唇也可算為聰明。

愚妄人若靜默不言，可算為智慧，閉上嘴唇也可算為聰明。

愚人緘默可算為智慧，閉口不言可算為明智。

愚妄人默不作聲、也算為智慧；閉口不言、也算為明達。

愚妄人沉默時也算有智慧；他閉口不言時也算有悟性。

愚者緘默亦為智、閉口亦為哲、

無論賢愚、緘口乃智。

愚人若默、亦視為智、閉口不言者、亦視為哲、

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

We think even foolish people are wise if they keep silent. We think they understand what is right if they control their tongues.

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 a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent— discerning, when he seals his lips.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

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

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning when he seals his lips.

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 remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

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

但願你們完全不作聲，這樣才算為你們的智慧。

智慧人的舌頭闡揚知識；愚昧人的口發出愚妄。

愚昧人多言多語。人不知道將來會有甚麼事，誰能告訴他死後會發生甚麼事呢？

掛慮多就令人作夢，言語多就顯出愚昧。

愚昧人連走路的時候，也顯出無知；他對每一個人表現出他是個愚昧人（“他對每一個人表現出他是個愚昧人”或譯：“他稱每一個人都是愚昧的”）。