“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to