Sirach 19:24-26

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁴ Better is the God-fearing man who lacks intelligence,
    than the highly prudent man who transgresses the law.
²⁵ There is a cleverness which is scrupulous but unjust,
    and there are people who distort kindness to gain a verdict.
²⁶ There is a rascal bowed down in mourning,^[a]
    but inwardly he is full of deceit.