Sirach 27:13-15

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹³ In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think.

¹⁴ The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the pleasures of sin.

¹⁵ The speech that sweareth much shall make the hair of the head stand upright: and its irreverence shall make one stop his ears.