Sirach 20:22-24

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²² A parable coming out, of a fool's mouth shall be rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season.

²³ There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked.

²⁴ There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself.