Sirach 20:14-16

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁴ A fool’s gift will profit you nothing,^[a]
    for he looks for recompense sevenfold.^[b]
15 He gives little and upbraids much;
    he opens his mouth like a town crier.
Today he lends and tomorrow he asks it back;
    such a one is hateful to God and humans.^[c]
16 The fool says, “I have no friends,
    and I get no thanks for my good deeds.
    Those who eat my bread are evil-tongued.”