Sirach 20:28-30

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁸ Those who cultivate the soil heap up their harvest,
    and those who please the great atone for injustice.
²⁹ Favours and gifts blind the eyes of the wise;
    like a muzzle on the mouth they stop reproofs.
³⁰ Hidden wisdom and unseen treasure,
    of what value is either?