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De silentio. Silendi regula diligenter custodienda decernitur; quia scriptum est: Cultus autem justitiae silentium, et pax (Isa. XXXII, 27). Et ideo: ne reatus de verbositate conquiratur, exceptis utilitatibus et necessariis, opus est ut taceatur; quia, juxta Scripturam, In multilo- quio non deerit peccatum (Prov. X, 19). Et idcirco Salvator ait: Ex verbis tuis justificaberis, et ex verbis tuis condemnaberis (Matth. XII, 37). Juste damnabun- tur qui justa dicere noluerunt cum potuerunt; sed mala, injusta, impia, inania, injuriosa, incerta, falsa, contentiosa, contumeliosa, turpia, fabulosa, blasphema, aspera ac flexuosa loqui garrula verbosi- tate maluerunt.
論靜默。守靜默的規條被定為當殷勤遵守的；因為經上記著：「公義的果效是安靜與平安」（賽三二17）。因此，為免因多言而招罪，除了有益且必需的事以外，就必須緘默；因為照著經上所說：「多言多語難免有罪」（箴十19）。為此緣故，救主說：「因你的話，你要被稱義；也因你的話，你要被定罪」（太十二37）。那些本能說公義之言卻不肯說的人，要被公正地定罪；他們反倒以喋喋不休的多言，寧願說出邪惡、不義、不敬虔、空洞、傷人、含糊、虛謊、好爭、辱罵、卑鄙、荒誕、褻瀆、苛刻而曲折之言。
On silence. The rule of keeping silence is decreed to be diligently observed; for it is written: 'The cultivation of justice is silence and peace' (Isa. 32:17). And therefore, lest guilt be incurred through wordiness, it is necessary—save for things useful and necessary—to keep silent; for, according to Scripture, 'In much talking sin will not be lacking' (Prov. 10:19). And on this account the Savior says: 'By your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned' (Matt. 12:37). Justly shall those be condemned who would not speak just things when they could, but rather chose, in garrulous wordiness, to speak things evil, unjust, impious, vain, injurious, uncertain, false, contentious, abusive, base, fabled, blasphemous, harsh, and crooked.
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Tacendum igitur est de cis et tali- bus, et cum cautela et ratione loquendum est mo- nachis, ne aut detractiones, aut tumidae contradi- ctiones, in loquacitatem vitiosam prorumpant.
所以，對於這些以及諸如此類的事，必須緘默；修士說話必須謹慎而合理，免得毀謗或自大的頂撞爆發成惡性的多嘴多舌。
Therefore one must keep silent about these and such things, and monks must speak with caution and reason, lest either detractions or swollen contradictions break out into vicious loquacity.