Sirach 20:19-21

Common English Bible

¹⁹ A disagreeable person, an untimely story—
    it will always be
    in the mouth of the uneducated.
²⁰ Proverbs told by fools will be rejected,
    because they’ll never tell them
    at their proper time.

²¹ Some are prevented from sinning
because of poverty,
    and their conscience won’t be pained
    when they rest.