Sirach 20:27-29

Revised Standard Version

²⁷ He who speaks wisely will advance himself,
    and a sensible man will please great men.
²⁸ Whoever cultivates the soil will heap up his harvest,
    and whoever pleases great men will atone for injustice.
²⁹ Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise;
    like a muzzle on the mouth they avert reproofs.