"He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him."
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Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
And said, If it please the king, and if I have favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame to him.
He who gives answer before he hears, That is folly and shame to him.
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.