Ben Sira 7:5

5 Do not assert your righteousness before the Lord, nor display your wisdom before the king.

Ben Sira 7:5 In-Context

3 My son, do not sow the furrows of injustice, and you will not reap a sevenfold crop.

4 Do not seek from the Lord the highest office, nor the seat of honor from the king.

5 Do not assert your righteousness before the Lord, nor display your wisdom before the king.

6 Do not seek to become a judge, lest you be unable to remove iniquity, lest you be partial to a powerful man, and thus put a blot on your integrity.

7 Do not offend against the public, and do not disgrace yourself among the people.