Sirach 5:13-15

Common English Bible

¹³ Speaking brings glory or dishonor.
    Indeed, the tongue
    can be a person’s downfall.
¹⁴ Don’t get a reputation
for being a slanderer,
        and don’t set traps for people
        with your speech,
    because shame comes to the thief,
        and terrible blame
        comes upon the deceitful.^[a]
15 Don’t be ignorant in matters
large or small.