Proverbs 20:16-21

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁶ Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
    seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.
¹⁷ Bread gained by deceit is sweet,
    but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.
¹⁸ Plans are established by taking advice;
    wage war by following wise guidance.
¹⁹ A gossip reveals secrets;
    therefore do not associate with a babbler.
²⁰ If you curse father or mother,
    your lamp will go out in utter darkness.
²¹ An estate quickly acquired in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.