Sirach 19:25-27

Good News Translation

²⁵ It is possible to be marvelously clever and still be dishonest, or to get what you want by being absurdly polite.

²⁶ Then there are those wicked people who go about looking very solemn and mournful, but who are only trying to deceive you. ²⁷ They will turn their faces away and pretend not to hear you, but they'll take advantage of you when you least expect it.