You rebuke with words he who is not equal to you, and you speak what is not expedient for you,
Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking wind, and will he fill his stomach with fire?
to such an extent that, within yourself, you have expelled reverence and have taken away prayers from the presence of God.
Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.