Sirach 23:11-13

Common English Bible

¹¹People who make many solemn pledges
will be full of lawlessness,
        and a scourge won’t depart
        from their house.
    If they break their solemn pledges,
    their sin is on them,
    and if they disregard it, they sin doubly,
    and if they swear falsely,
    they won’t be justified,
        but their houses will be full of misery.

¹²There is a way of speaking
that’s comparable to death;
    don’t let it be found
    among Jacob’s descendants.
    All these things will stay far away
    from the godly,
    and they will not wallow in their sins.
¹³    Don’t grow accustomed
    to saying coarse things,
    because to do so is to engage
    in sinful speech.