Sirach 7:6-8

Common English Bible

⁶ Don’t aspire to become a judge;
        you might not be strong enough
        to get rid of injustice.
    Perhaps you will be too cautious
    in the presence of a powerful person
        and bring a scandal on your good name.
⁷ Don’t sin against a city’s inhabitants,
    and don’t bring yourself down
    in their estimation.^[a]