¹⁹ In the multitude of devarim there wanteth not sin, but he that restraineth his sfatayim (lips) is maskil (wise).

²⁷ He that hath da’as spareth his words, and an ish tevunah (man of understanding) is of a calm ruach.

²⁸ Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted chacham, and he that shutteth his sfatayim (lips) is esteemed a man of understanding.

^2 (5:1) Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine lev be hasty to utter any thing before HaElohim; for HaElohim is in Shomayim, and thou upon ha’aretz; therefore let thy dvarim be few.