Ben Sira 19:3-13

3 Moths and worms shall have him for an inheritance, and a bold man shall be taken away.

4 He that is hasty to give credit is light-minded, and he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul.

5 Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned, but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life.

6 He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife, and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil.

7 Recount not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse.

8 Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men's lives; and if thou canst without offense, reveal them not;

9 for he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee.

10 If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee.

11 A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labor with a child.

12 As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh, so is a word within a fool's belly.

13 Admonish a friend; it may be he hath not done it; and if he have done it, that he do it no more.