Sirach 11:9-12
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9 Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not; and sit not in judgment with sinners.
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10 My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.
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11 There is one that laboureth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind.
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12 Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate,