Sirach 19:23-25

Common English Bible

²³ There is a kind of cleverness
that is detestable,
    and there is a senseless person
    who lacks wisdom.
²⁴ Someone who fears God
but who has inferior intelligence
is better than someone
who abounds in intelligence
but who violates the Law.
²⁵ There is cleverness that is precise
but unjust,
    and there are people who abuse favors
    in order to get a favorable decision.^[a]