Sirach 19:24-26

Good News Translation

²⁴ A devout person, even if he is not very intelligent, is better off than the cleverest of sinners. ²⁵ It is possible to be marvelously clever and still be dishonest, or to get what you want by being absurdly polite.

²⁶ Then there are those wicked people who go about looking very solemn and mournful, but who are only trying to deceive you.