Sirach 26:29–27:3

29 A merchant can hardly keep from wrongdoing,

and a tradesman will not be declared innocent of sin.

Chapter 27

1 Many have committed sin for a trifle,

and whoever seeks to get rich will avert his eyes.

2 As a stake is driven firmly into a fissure between stones,

so sin is wedged in between selling and buying.

3 If a man is not steadfast and zealous in the fear of the Lord,

his house will be quickly overthrown.