Sirach 10:12-14

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹² The beginning of human pride is to forsake the Lord;
    the heart has withdrawn from its Maker.
¹³ For the beginning of pride is sin,
    and the one who clings to it pours out abominations.
Therefore the Lord brings upon them unheard-of calamities,
    and destroys them completely.
¹⁴ The Lord overthrows the thrones of rulers,
    and enthrones the lowly in their place.