Let your speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knows and yet holds his tongue.
LXX
Sirach 32:8
Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands.
Parallel Translations
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.
Sum up your speech, many things in few words. Be as one who knows and yet holds his tongue.
Thou that art yong, speake if nede: be, and yet scarsely when thou art twise asked.