从这里众贤断道:缄默于有智慧的人是合宜的,愚昧人更是如此。就着眼下所论的这一件说:两边若都不曾把「替我宰」的权柄交给对方,两只逾越的羊羔就都合式、都吃得了;两边既互相托付,就只有先宰的那一只可吃,第二只非烧不可。正如经上所说的:「愚昧人若静默不言,也可算为智慧;闭口不说,也可算为聪明」(箴言 17:28)。
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从这里众贤断道:缄默于有智慧的人是合宜的,愚昧人更是如此。
From here the Sages stated: Silence is fitting for the wise, and a fortiori the same is true for fools.
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就着眼下所论的这一件说:两边若都不曾把「替我宰」的权柄交给对方,两只逾越的羊羔就都合式、都吃得了。
In the case under discussion, had neither side appointed the other to slaughter the Paschal lamb on its behalf, both offerings would be valid and would be consumed.
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两边既互相托付,就只有先宰的那一只可吃,第二只非烧不可。
When each side appointed the other to slaughter the Paschal lamb on its behalf, only the first one slaughtered may be eaten while the second one must be burned.
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正如经上所说的:「愚昧人若静默不言,也可算为智慧;闭口不说,也可算为聪明」(箴言 17:28)。
This is as it is stated: “Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is considered wise; and he that shuts his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding” (Proverbs 17:28).