Wisdom of Ben Sira 20:15-17

New Catholic Bible

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;
¹⁷ those who eat my bread have malicious tongues.”
    He will be laughed at frequently by many.
[For he did not receive honestly what he possesses,
    and what he lacks is not important to him.]^[a]