Sirach 27:7-9

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁷ Be the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man.

⁸ Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men.

⁹ If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation.