Sirach 14:5-7

Good News Translation

⁵ How can you be generous with others if you are stingy with yourself, if you are not willing to enjoy your own wealth? ⁶ No one is worse off than someone who is stingy with himself; it is a sin that brings its own punishment. ⁷ When such a person does something good, it is only by accident; his selfishness will sooner or later be evident.