Sirach 19:9-11

Common English Bible

⁹ People might hear you or observe you,
    and in time they will hate you.
¹⁰ Have you heard some word?
Let it perish along with you.
    Have courage!
    It won’t make you burst.
¹¹ Because of something spoken,
a fool will suffer labor pains
    like those caused by a baby
    about to be delivered.