Ben Sira 18:28-32

28 Every intelligent person can recognize wisdom and will honor anyone who shows it.

29 If you appreciate wisdom when you hear it, you will become wise yourself, and your words will be a source of wisdom for others.

30 Don't be controlled by your lust; keep your passions in check.

31 If you allow yourself to satisfy your every desire, you will be a joke to your enemies.

32 Don't indulge in luxurious living; the expense of it will ruin you.