Wisdom of Ben Sira 23:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴ Remember your father and mother
    when you are sitting among the mighty,
or you may forget yourself in their presence
    and by such habits make a fool of yourself.
Then you will wish you had never been born
    and curse the day of your birth.
¹⁵ A man who gets into the habit of using shameful language
    will never be reformed as long as he lives.

¹⁶ Two types of people multiply sins,
    and a third^[b] incurs wrath.
For burning passion that blazes like a fire
    cannot be quenched until it burns itself out:
One who becomes sexually involved with close relatives
    will never cease until the fire consumes him.