Sirach 19:25-27

Revised Standard Version

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.
²⁷ He hides his face and pretends not to hear;
    but where no one notices, he will forestall you.