Ben Sira 20:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 A fool says, “I have no friends
nor thanks for my generosity.”
Those who eat his bread have a mocking tongue.
17 How many will ridicule him, and how often!
18 A slip on the floor is better than a slip of the tongue;[a]
in like manner the downfall of the wicked comes quickly.
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