Sirach 10:16-18

Revised Standard Version

¹⁶ The Lord has overthrown the lands of the nations,
    and has destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.
¹⁷ He has removed some of them and destroyed them,
    and has extinguished the memory of them from the earth.
¹⁸ Pride was not created for men,
    nor fierce anger for those born of women.