Sirach 10:12-14

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¹² The beginning of human pride is to forsake the Lord;
    the heart has withdrawn from its Maker.^(A)
13 For the beginning of pride is sin,
    and the one who clings to it pours out abominations.
Therefore the Lord brought upon them unheard-of calamities
    and destroyed them completely.^[a]
14 The Lord overthrew the thrones of rulers
    and enthroned the lowly in their place.^(B)