Proverbs 25:25-27

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²⁵Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
    so is good news from a far country.
²⁶Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
    are the righteous who give way before the wicked.
²⁷It is not good to eat much honey,
    or to seek honour on top of honour.

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