Sirach 28:19-21

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Happy is the person
who is protected from the tongue,
    who hasn’t endured its anger,
    who hasn’t pulled its yoke
    or been bound by its shackles.
²⁰ Its yoke is made of iron,
    and its shackles are made of bronze.
²¹ The death it inflicts is a wicked death,
    and the grave^[a] is preferable to it.