Reflection

'Many monarchs have been made to sit on the ground, and the person nobody thought of has worn the crown.

Many influential people have been utterly disgraced, and prominent people have fallen into the power of others.

Do not find fault before making thorough enquiry; first reflect, then give a reprimand.

Listen before you answer, and do not interrupt a speech before it is finished.

Do not wrangle about something that does not concern you, do not interfere in the quarrels of sinners.'

Ecclesiasticus 11, 5-9