Sirach 3:29-31

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁹ A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin.

³⁰ The congregation of the proud shall not be healed: for the plant of wickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be perceived.

³¹ The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire.