1. Do not speak too much at the wrong time,
And accustom yourself to graceful silence, which adorns the mind.

2. A young man dies from a slip of his tongue,
But no man dies from a slip of the foot.

3. For the slip of the tongue throws him down headlong,
While the slip of the foot rights itself at leisure.

4. Do not spread gossip with your unrestrained talk,
And bring hatred upon yourself by a slip of the sandal.