Sirach 28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

Sirach 28

1 their sins.

2

in proportion to people’s strength will be their anger,

and in proportion to their wealth they will increase their wrath.

11A hasty quarrel kindles a fire,

and a hasty dispute sheds blood.

The Evil Tongue

12 has shaken many

and scattered them from nation to nation;

it has destroyed strong cities

and overturned the houses of the great.

15Slander has driven courageous women from their homes

and deprived them of the fruit of their toil.

16Those who pay heed to slander will not find rest,

nor will they settle down in peace.

17

and fall victim to one lying in wait.