Sirach 20:12-14

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹²There is a man who buys much for a little,
but pays for it seven times over.

¹³The wise man makes himself beloved through his words,
but the courtesies of fools are wasted.
¹⁴A fool’s gift will profit you nothing,
for he has many eyes instead of one.

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