Sirach 20:18-20

Common English Bible

¹⁸ A slip on the pavement is preferable
to a slip of the tongue;
    so the downfall of evil people
    will come quickly.
¹⁹ A disagreeable person, an untimely story—
    it will always be
    in the mouth of the uneducated.
²⁰ Proverbs told by fools will be rejected,
    because they’ll never tell them
    at their proper time.