One who gives an answer before he hears, It is foolishness and shame to him.

未曾听完先回答的，便是他的愚昧和羞辱。

未听完就回话的，就是他的愚昧和羞辱。

未听完就回话的，就是他的愚昧和羞辱。

未听先答的人，自显愚昧和羞辱。

不先聆听就回答的，这就是他的愚妄和羞辱。

一个人未听完就回话，就是他的愚妄和羞愧。

未曾聽完先回答的，便是他的愚昧和羞辱。

未聽完就回話的，就是他的愚昧和羞辱。

未聽完就回話的，就是他的愚昧和羞辱。

未聽先答的人，自顯愚昧和羞辱。

不先聆聽就回答的，這就是他的愚妄和羞辱。

話未聽完就先回答的，那是他的愚妄和羞辱。

一個人未聽完就回話，就是他的愚妄和羞愧。

未聽而先應、乃愚乃辱、

言未聽而妄應、拙不藏而貽羞。

人聽言未畢、而先妄應、是為愚拙、必蒙恥辱、

To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.

To answer before listening is foolish and shameful.

If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.

The one who gives an answer before he listens— this is foolishness and disgrace for him.

He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

The one who gives an answer before he listens— this is foolishness and disgrace for him.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth[ it], it[ is] folly and shame unto him.

The one who gives an answer before he listens– that is his folly and his shame.

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

“ Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”

then you shall investigate, search out, and inquire thoroughly. And if it is true and the matter is certain that this abomination has been committed among you,

It is a trap for a person to say carelessly,“ It is holy!” And after the vows to make inquiry.

I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.

Then Mephibosheth the grandson of Saul came down to meet the king; but he had neither tended to his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes since the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.And it was when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him,“ Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”So he said,“ My lord the king, my servant betrayed me; for your servant said,‘ I will saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ since your servant cannot walk.Furthermore, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is like the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your sight.For all my father’s household was only people worthy of death to my lord the king; yet you placed your servant among those who ate at your own table. So what right do I still have, that I should complain anymore to the king?”So the king said to him,“ Why do you still speak of your affairs? I have decided,‘ You and Ziba shall divide the land.’ ”And Mephibosheth said to the king,“ Let him even take it all, since my lord the king has come safely to his own house.”

Then she said,“ If it pleases the king and if I have found favor before him, and the matter seems proper to the king and I am pleasing in his sight, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to eliminate the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.For how can I endure to see the disaster which will happen to my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?”So King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew,“ Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and they have hanged him on the wooden gallows because he had reached out with his hand against the Jews.Now you write to the Jews as you see fit, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for a decree which is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s signet ring may not be revoked.”So the king’s scribes were summoned at that time in the third month( that is, the month Sivan), on the twenty third day; and it was written in accordance with everything that Mordecai commanded the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the provinces which extended from India to Cush, 127 provinces, to every province according to its script, and to every people according to their language, as well as to the Jews according to their script and their language.He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on royal relay horses, offspring of racing mares.In the letters the king granted the Jews who were in each and every city the right to assemble and to defend their lives, to destroy, kill, and eliminate the entire army of any people or province which was going to attack them, including children and women, and to plunder their spoils,on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month( that is, the month Adar).A copy of the edict to be issued as law in each and every province was published to all the peoples, so that the Jews would be ready for this day to avenge themselves on their enemies.The couriers, hurrying and speeded by the king’s command, left, riding on the royal relay horses; and the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa.Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in a royal robe of violet and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.For the Jews there was light, joy, jubilation, and honor.In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree arrived, there was joy and jubilation for the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, because the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.

So the king said to Ziba,“ Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said,“ I prostrate myself; may I find favor in your sight, my lord, the king!”

Then the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.And the king said to Haman,“ The silver is yours, and the people also, to do with them as you please.”Then the king’s scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written just as Haman commanded to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province and to the officials of each people, each province according to its script, each people according to its language, being written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring.Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces to annihilate, kill, and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to seize their possessions as plunder.A copy of the edict to be issued as law in every province was published to all the peoples so that they would be ready for this day.The couriers went out, speeded by the king’s order while the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was agitated.

Thereupon, King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction.

Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply distressed, and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and until sunset he kept exerting himself to save him.