Sirach 10:12-14

Common English Bible

¹² Human arrogance begins when people rebel against the Lord,
    and their hearts rebel
    against the one who made them.
¹³ The beginning of arrogance is sin,
        and those who cling to it
        will pour out blasphemy.
    For this reason
    the Lord brings calamities upon them,
        and he ruins them completely.
¹⁴ The Lord destroyed the thrones of rulers,
    and he raised up the gentle
    in their place.