Sirach 28:24-26

Good News Translation

²⁴ Don't you fence in your property? Don't you lock up your money? ²⁵ Well, be just as careful with what you say. Weigh every word, and have a lock ready for your mouth. ²⁶ Someone may be waiting for you to slip, and if you are not careful, you will stumble over your own words and fall down in front of him.