Sirach 6:4
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If you have a bad soul, it will destroy you; it will make you a joke to your enemies.
For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked.
Evil desire will destroy you and make you a joke to your enemies.
For fierce passion destroys its owner and makes him the sport of his enemies.
For evil passions destroy the one who harbors them and make him the laughingstock of his enemies.
Evil passion destroys those who have it, and makes them the laughing-stock of their enemies.
Evil passion destroys those who have it, and makes them the laughing-stock of their enemies.
Evil passion destroys those who have it, and makes them the laughingstock of their enemies.
Strong passion destroys those who have it and makes them the laughingstock of their enemies.
An evil soul will destroy him who has it, and make him the laughingstock of his enemies.
An evil soul will destroy him who has it, and make him the laughingstock of his enemies.
Forsooth a wicked soul shall lose him that hath it, and it giveth him into the joy of the enemy, and it shall lead forth into the part of wicked men. [A shrewd (or depraved) forsooth soul shall destroy him that hath it, and into joy of his enemy it giveth him, and shall bring down into the lot of unpious men.]
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