Proof Of Our Heedlesness and Deficiency

He reads letters, (but only) for the purpose of teaching (others); he utters words, (but only) for the purpose of making (others) understand.
’Tis wrong to speak by hearsay in the presence of those who see (who are endowed with vision), for it is a proof of our heedlessness and deficiency.
In the presence of the seer silence is to your advantage: on this account came (from God) the allocution, Be ye silent.

The Masnawi, Volume 4, 2070

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