Proverbs 25:25-27

Christian Standard Bible

²⁵ Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.^[a](A)

²⁶ A righteous person who yields to the wicked^(B)
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.^(C)

²⁷ It is not good to eat too much honey^(D)
or to seek glory after glory.^[b](E)