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Sirach 25:14

Original

¹⁴And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me: and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.

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¹²The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him.

¹³Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:

— Sirach 25:14 —

¹⁵There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.

¹⁶I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.