Sirach 28:22-24

Good News Translation

²² Devout people, however, cannot be overcome by slander; they cannot be burned by its flames. ²³ Its victims are those who have abandoned the Lord; once the fire of slander has been lit among them, it cannot be put out. Slander will pounce on them like a lion and tear them to pieces like a leopard.

²⁴ Don't you fence in your property? Don't you lock up your money?