Learning the art of tactful speech will help you to enjoy happy relations with others, even when someone has misunderstood your motives and is bitter and resentful. For example, when the men of Ephraim “vehemently tried to pick a quarrel ” with Gideon, his tactful reply included a clear explanation of what had really happened and an honest appraisal of what the men of Ephraim had achieved.
गिदोनाने व्यवहारचातुर्याचा उपयोग केला होता असे आपण म्हणू शकतो कारण, एफ्राइमी लोक का चिडले होते हे त्याने ओळखले होते आणि त्याच्या सौम्य वर्तनामुळे त्यांचा राग शमला. — शास्ते ८: १ - ३; नीतिसूत्रे १६: २४.