Wisdom of Ben Sira 20:16-18

New Catholic Bible

¹⁶ The fool will say, “I have no friends,
    and I get no thanks for my good deeds;
¹⁷ those who eat my bread have malicious tongues.”
    He will be laughed at frequently by many.
[For he did not receive honestly what he possesses,
    and what he lacks is not important to him.]^[a]
18 A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue;
    the downfall of the wicked will come just as quickly.