Sirach 20:10-16 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

10. There is a gift which is not helpful, and there is a gift, the repayment for which is double.

11. There is a loss for the sake of boasting, and there is one who will lift up his head from lowliness.

12. There is one who buys much for a small price, and who pays it back sevenfold.

13. Anyone wise in words makes himself loved. But the graces of the foolish will be poured away.

14. A gift from the unwise will not benefit you. For his gaze is divided, sevenfold.

15. He will give little, and reproach much. And the opening of his mouth is like a burning flame.

16. There is one who lends today and demands repayment tomorrow. A man such as this is hateful.

Sirach 20