Sirach 7:3-5

Wycliffe Bible

³ Sow thou not evils in the furrows of unrightfulness, and thou shalt not reap those in sevenfold. [Sow thou not evils in furrows of unrightwiseness, and thou shalt not reap them into the seventhfold.]

⁴ Do not thou seek of a man (the) leading, neither of a king the chair of honour. [Do not thou seek of a man the dignity of a leader, nor of a king the chair of worship.]

⁵ Justify thou not thee (or thyself) before God, for he is the knower of the heart; and do not thou desire to be seen wise with the king.