Sirach 28:23-25

Common English Bible

²³ Those who abandon the Lord will
fall to it;
    it will burn within them,
    and it will never go out.
    It will be sent against them like a lion,
    and like a leopard it will mangle them.
^24 aWatch out! Fence in your property
with thorns,
^{25     b}and make a door
    and a bolt for your mouth.
^24 b Lock up your silver and gold;
^{25     a}make a balance and a weight
    for your words.^[a]