Sirach 20:27-29

Common English Bible

²⁷ Wise people distinguish themselves
by their words,
    and prudent people will please
    the powerful.
²⁸ Those who work the soil
will pile up their harvest,
    and those who please the powerful
    will secure reconciliation for injuries.
²⁹ Friendly relationships and gifts
will blind the eyes of the wise;
    like a muzzle on a mouth,
    they turn away reproof.