One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

藐视邻舍的，毫无智慧；明哲人却静默不言。

藐视邻舍的，便是无知；聪明人却静默不言。

藐视邻舍的，便是无知；聪明人却静默不言。

无知者轻视邻舍，明哲人保持缄默。

藐视邻舍的，真是无知；聪明人却缄默不言。

藐视自己邻人的，缺乏心智；聪慧的人却保持沉默。

藐視鄰舍的，毫無智慧；明哲人卻靜默不言。

藐視鄰舍的，便是無知；聰明人卻靜默不言。

藐視鄰舍的，便是無知；聰明人卻靜默不言。

無知者輕視鄰舍，明哲人保持緘默。

藐視鄰舍的，真是無知；聰明人卻緘默不言。

藐視鄰舍的全無心思；明哲的人緘默不言。

藐視自己鄰人的，缺乏心智；聰慧的人卻保持沉默。

蔑鄰者無知、通達者緘口、

愚者暴人之短、智者隱人之惡。

無知者侮慢同人、明哲人緘默不言、

Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

Whoever makes fun of their neighbor has no sense. But the one who has understanding controls their tongue.

Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a person with understanding keeps silent.

One who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a person of understanding keeps silent.

He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, But a man of understanding holds his peace.

He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a man with understanding keeps silent.

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

Then Zebul said to him,“ Now where is your mouth, that you said,‘ Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.”

But certain worthless fellows said,“ How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.

He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said,“ What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burned?”Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said,“ What they are building, if a fox climbed up it, he would break down their stone wall.”“ Hear, our God; for we are despised. Turn back their reproach on their own head. Give them up for a plunder in a land of captivity.

But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was,“ Don’t answer him.”

They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, celebrated, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.Gaal the son of Ebed said,“ Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech,“ Increase your army and come out!”

Have any of the rulers believed in him, or of the Pharisees?But this multitude that doesn’t know the law is cursed.”Nicodemus( he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them,“ Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”They answered him,“ Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.”