Sirach 20:18

18 A slip on the pavement is preferable to a slip of the tongue; so the downfall of evil people will come quickly.

Sirach 20:18 In-Context

16 Fools say, "I don't have a friend, and there's no gratitude for my good deeds." Those who eat the bread of such people have mean tongues.

17 How many will ridicule them, and how often?

18 A slip on the pavement is preferable to a slip of the tongue; so the downfall of evil people will come quickly.

19 A disagreeable person, an untimely story— it will always be in the mouth of the uneducated.

20 Proverbs told by fools will be rejected, because they'll never tell them at their proper time.