Sirach 10:23-25

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²³ It is not right to despise one who is intelligent but poor,
    and it is not proper to honor one who is sinful.
²⁴ The prince and the judge and the ruler are honored,
    but none of them is greater than the one who fears the Lord.
²⁵ Free citizens will serve a wise servant,
    and an intelligent person will not complain.