Sirach 28:24-26

Revised Standard Version

²⁴ See that you fence in your property with thorns,
    lock up your silver and gold,
²⁵ make balances and scales for your words,
    and make a door and a bolt for your mouth.
²⁶ Beware lest you err with your tongue,^[a]
    lest you fall before him who lies in wait.