Wisdom of Ben Sira 20:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴ The gift of a fool will profit you nothing,
    [neither will that of a miser who gives solely out of obligation]^[a]
    for he covets to receive more than he gave.
¹⁵ He gives little and criticizes much,
    opening his mouth like a town crier.
He lends today and demands payment tomorrow;
    such a man is detestable.
¹⁶ The fool will say, “I have no friends,
    and I get no thanks for my good deeds;