⁹ The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

⁵ Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

⁴ "Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, But he who restrains his lips does wisely.

³² "If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, Or if you have thought evil, Put your hand over your mouth.

¹⁹ So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

¹⁹ They said to him, Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

² "If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

¹¹ "Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.