If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth.
Ver. 32. Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.] That is, Better examine thyself, commune with thine own heart and be still. Repent thee, as Job did in like case. Job 42:1-6 Quem poenitet peccasse, pene est innocens. a It is not the falling into the water that drowns one, but the lying in it.
a Senec., Agram.