Ben Sira 20:18

18 A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue; the downfall of the wicked will occur just as speedily.

Ben Sira 20:18 In-Context

16 The fool says, "I have no friends, and I get no thanks for my good deeds. Those who eat my bread are evil-tongued."

17 How many will ridicule him, and how often!

18 A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue; the downfall of the wicked will occur just as speedily.

19 A coarse person is like an inappropriate story, continually on the lips of the ignorant.

20 A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at the proper time.