Sirach 19:1-9

1 A drunken worker won't become rich, and whoever neglects the little things will fail little by little.

2 Wine and women will mislead an intelligent person, and the one who has sex with prostitutes will become more reckless.

3 Decay and worms will possess him, and his reckless soul will be carried away.

4 Those who trust others too quickly have empty heads, and those who sin injure themselves.

5 Those who rejoice in wickedness will be condemned.

6 And those who are reticent to speak diminish wickedness.

7 Never repeat something that you've heard, and you will not lose anything.

8 Don't report it to a friend or an enemy, and, as long as it wouldn't be a sin for you, don't reveal it.

9 People might hear you or observe you, and in time they will hate you.

Footnotes 2

[a]. Heb Whoever does this
[b]. LXXb adds 19:5b-6a but those who withstand pleasures bring glory to their life. Those who control their tongue will live without conflict.