Sirach 22:18-20

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁸ Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked.

¹⁹ A frame of wood bound together in the foundation of a building, shall not be loosed: so neither shall the heart that is established by advised counsel.

²⁰ The thought of him that is wise at all times, shall not be depraved by fear.