Sirach 18:15–18

15 My son, do not mix reproach with your good deeds,

nor cause grief by your words when you present a gift.

16 Does not the dew assuage the scorching heat?

So a word is better than a gift.

17 Indeed, does not a word surpass a good gift?

Both are to be found in a gracious man.

18 A fool is ungracious and abusive,

and the gift of a grudging man makes the eyes dim.