Ben Sira 40:15

15 The children of the ungodly put out few branches; they are unhealthy roots on sheer rock.

Ben Sira 40:15 In-Context

13 The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a river, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a storm.

14 As a generous person has cause to rejoice, so lawbreakers will utterly fail.

15 The children of the ungodly put out few branches; they are unhealthy roots on sheer rock.

16 The reeds by any water or river bank are plucked up before any grass;

17 but kindness is like a garden of blessings, and almsgiving endures forever.