New American Bible, Revised Edition

Ben Sira 10:12-14 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

12. The beginning of pride is stubbornnessin withdrawing the heart from one’s Maker.

13. For sin is a reservoir of insolence,a source which runs over with vice;Because of it God sends unheard-of afflictionsand strikes people with utter ruin.

14. God overturns the thrones of the proudand enthrones the lowly in their place.