Sirach 20:17-19

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¹⁷ How many will ridicule him, and how often!^[a]

¹⁸ A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue;
    the downfall of the wicked will occur just as speedily.^(A)
19 A coarse person is like an inappropriate story,
    continually on the lips of the ignorant.^(B)