Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: