Sirach 40:12-17

Common English Bible

¹² All bribery and injustice
will be wiped out,
    but good faith will last forever.
¹³ The money of the unjust
will dry up like a river,
    and it will crash like loud thunder
    in a rainstorm.
¹⁴ Generous people will rejoice,
    but those who sin will ultimately fail.
¹⁵ The offspring of the ungodly
won’t produce many branches,
    and they are polluted roots
    on sheer rock.
¹⁶ A reed by any water or riverbank
    will be pulled up before any grass.
¹⁷ Kindness is like an orchard of blessings,
    and an act of charity will last forever.