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Sometimes in an effort to be friendly we talk too much, and sometimes the people we " spill our guts to" are not friendly. They will listen an look as we share with them certain knowledge or blessings God has given us. The next thing you know certain ideas we have been working on have been submitted to the boss under someone else's name or you go to buy something you have been saving for only to find your "friend" got there first. Or worse yet you come home to find that someone has broken in and robbed you of your prized possessions.
Don't be too friendly., Don't be too open, Don't talk too much.
It's best to be a better listener than a speaker.
Tell no man all that you may know.
Don't show him all your treasure,
Else you will wish you'd held your tongue,
Repenting at your leisure,
All that you have said to him,
And all that you have shown,
Regretting oft in great distress,
The seeds that you have sown.
For what you say to one man, Friend,
Is retold to another,
And blessings best kept to yourself,
Will be lost to your brothers;
For oft times Man will envy Man,
And brother envy brother.
It's often best to hold your peace,
Than later to discover,
All that you have said to him,
And all that you did show,
Has been aspersed to everyone,
To everyone you know.
Copyright © Judy Ball | Year Posted 2021
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