Sirach 20:17-19

Revised Standard Version

¹⁷ How many will ridicule him, and how often!

¹⁸ A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue;
    so the downfall of the wicked will occur speedily.
¹⁹ An ungracious man is like a story told at the wrong time,
    which is continually on the lips of the ignorant.