Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:16-19 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

16. Then that fool will say, “Nobody likes me. Nobody appreciates what I do for them. They'll take what I give them, but then talk about me behind my back.”

17. And he's right — he's a constant joke to everyone.

18. A slip of the tongue is worse than a slip on the pavement; the wicked will go to ruin just as suddenly as a person slips and falls.

19. An impolite person is like one of those indecent stories that ignorant people are always telling.

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