Sirach 18:16-18

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁶ Does not the dew give relief from the scorching heat?
    So a word is better than a gift.
¹⁷ Indeed, does not a word surpass a good gift?
    Both are to be found in a gracious person.
¹⁸ A fool is ungracious and abusive,
    and the gift of a grudging giver makes the eyes dim.