Wind past the ear

Gossip arrives like wind. It touches the ear and goes. The verse sets that beside the sun at noon, which stays in plain view whatever anyone says about it.

The advice is to let talk pass and keep a longer view. The last two lines sound like one friend speaking to another who thinks alike.

If colleagues or relatives are commenting on a choice you made, go back to the person it actually concerns and check that you still see it the same way. That conversation counts for more than the noise.