Wisdom of Ben Sira 28:24-26

New Catholic Bible

²⁴ Just as you enclose your property with a hedge of thorns
    and lock up your silver and gold,
²⁵ set a bolted door over your mouth
    and weigh and measure your every word.
²⁶ Take care not to err with your tongue
    and thereby fall victim to your enemy who lies in wait.
    [For your case will then become incurable, leading to death.]^[a]