Sirach 28:19–26
19Happy is he who is sheltered from it, who has not passed through its wrath, who has not drawn its yoke, and has not been bound with its bands.↗
20For its yoke is a yoke of iron, and its bands are bands of brass.↗
21Its death is an evil death, and Hades is better than it.↗
22It will not have rule over godly men. They will not be burned in its flame.↗
23Those who forsake the Lord will fall into it. It will burn among them, and won’t be quenched. It will be sent against them like a lion. It will destroy them like a leopard.↗
24As you hedge your possession about with thorns, and secure your silver and your gold,↗
25so make a balance and a weight for your words, and make a door and a bar for your mouth.↗
26Take heed lest you slip with it, lest you fall before one who lies in wait.↗
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