Confident, truth minded ones speak virtuously,
When arguments come-around the noble one does [not] get involved,
Having given up good and evil, the [sage] is not concerned.
亦毀於少言，
Yì huǐ yú shǎo yán,
多言亦得毀，
duō yán yì dé huǐ,
亦毀於忠言，
yì huǐ yú zhōngyán,
世惡無不毀。
shì è wú bù huǐ.
Parallel: The Pali Sutta Nipata, Atthakavagga - Chap. 3, Verse 780
Discussion: The negative is used in the Pali in the third line. Muni (sage) appears in the fourth line in the Pali parallel.
Bibliography
Discussion: The negative is used in the Pali in the third line. Muni (sage) appears in the fourth line in the Pali parallel.
Bibliography