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Douay-Rheims
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Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.
King James
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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Louis Second
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L'insensé même, quand il se tait, passe pour sage; Celui qui ferme ses lèvres est un homme intelligent
Martin Luther
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Ein Narr, wenn er schwiege, würde auch weise gerechnet und verständig, wenn er das Maul hielte.
Vulgate
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stultus quoque si tacuerit sapiens putabitur et si conpresserit labia sua intellegens

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


stultus : foolish /a fool.
quoque : also, too.
si : if.
sapiens : wise, judicious.
sapiens : (subs.) a wise man, philosopher.