According to Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, its Hebrew equivalent is: “If a word be worth one shekel, silence is worth two. ”
Menurut Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, padanan pepatah ini dalam bahasa Ibrani ialah, ” Jika sepatah kata nilainya satu syekel, berdiam diri nilainya dua syekel. ”