Sirach 20:16-18

Revised Standard Version

¹⁶ A fool will say, “I have no friend,
    and there is no gratitude for my good deeds;
    those who eat my bread speak unkindly.”
¹⁷ How many will ridicule him, and how often!

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