Sirach 28:13-15

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹³ A hasty contention kindleth a fire: and a hasty quarrel sheddeth blood: and a tongue that beareth witness bringeth death.

¹⁴ If thou blow the spark, it shall burn as a fire: and if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: both come out of the mouth.

¹⁵ The whisperer and the double tongued is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace.