I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good; And my sorrow was stirred up.
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.