Sirach 10:23-25

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²³ It is not right to despise one who is intelligent but poor,
    and it is not proper to honour one who is sinful.
²⁴ The prince and the judge and the ruler are honoured,
    but none of them is greater than one who fears the Lord.
²⁵ Free citizens will serve a wise servant,
    and an intelligent person will not complain.