Ben Sira 28:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 The sinner disrupts friendships
and sows discord among those who are at peace.(A)
10 The more the wood, the greater the fire,(B)
the more the cruelty, the fiercer the strife;
The greater the strength, the sterner the anger,
the greater the wealth, the greater the wrath.
11 Pitch and resin make fire flare up,
and a hasty quarrel provokes bloodshed.
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