Sirach 20:29 CPDV

²⁷  A thief is better than a man who constantly lies. But both of them will inherit perdition.

²⁸  The habits of lying men are without honor. And their shame is with them without ceasing.

²⁹  A wise man will benefit himself by his own words, and a prudent man will please the powerful.

³⁰  Whoever works his land will raise high a stockpile of grain. And whoever works justice will himself be raised high. Yet truly, whoever pleases the powerful will escape unfair treatment.

³¹  Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and silence their mouths, turning them aside from their task of correction.