Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:8

πρὶν ἢ ἀκοῦσαι, μὴ ἀποκρίνου καὶ ἐν μέσῳ λόγων μὴ παρεμβάλλου.
King James Version (KJV)

Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk.

Modern English

Do not answer before you have heard the whole matter, and do not interrupt people while they are speaking.

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