Proverbs 25:26-28

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁶ Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
    are the righteous who give way before the wicked.
²⁷ It is not good to eat much honey,
    or to seek honour on top of honour.
²⁸ Like a city breached, without walls,
    is one who lacks self-control.