Good News Translation
Some people are thought to be wise because they don't talk much; others are disliked because they talk too much.

New Revised Standard Version
Some people keep silent and are thought to be wise, while others are detested for being talkative.

Contemporary English Version
People who talk too much are not well liked, but people who keep quiet are often considered wise.

New American Bible
One is silent and is thought wise; another, for being talkative, is disliked.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.

There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.

Sirach 20:3
So is he that by violence executeth of the unwise.

Sirach 20:4
How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin.

Sirach 20:6
There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time.

Sirach 20:7
A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time.