Sirach 20:12-14

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹² Some buy much for little,
    but pay for it seven times over.
¹³ The wise make themselves beloved by only few words,^[a]
    but the courtesies of fools are wasted.
¹⁴ A fool’s gift will profit you nothing,^[b]
    for he looks for recompense sevenfold.^[c]