Mishle 25:25-27

Orthodox Jewish Bible

²⁵ As cold mayim to a weary nefesh, so is good news from a far country.

²⁶ A tzaddik who falters before the rasha is like a muddy spring, and a polluted makor (fountain).

²⁷ It is not tov to eat much devash; so for men to seek their own kavod is not glory.