וַאֲנִ֣י כְ֭חֵרֵשׁ לֹ֣א אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיו׃
Pourtant, moi, tel un sourd, je n’entends point, je suis comme un muet qui n’ouvre pas la bouche.
Chagigah
And from where do you infer that he who speaks and does not hear is deaf, and that he who hears and does not speak is dumb? Since it is written, (Psalms 38:14) "But I as a deaf man hear not; and I am as a dumb man, who opens not his mouth." And if you want, I'll say [alternatively], according to the proverbial saying, A man stumbling in his words.