Sirach 20:20-22

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁰A proverb from a fool’s lips will be rejected,
for he does not tell it at its proper time.

²¹A man may be prevented from sinning by his poverty,
so when he rests he feels no remorse.
²²A man may lose his life through shame,
or lose it because of his foolish look.

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