Sirach 25:13-15

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Some Extreme Forms of Evil

¹³Any wound, but not a wound of the heart!
    Any wickedness, but not the wickedness of a woman!
¹⁴Any suffering, but not suffering from those who hate!
    And any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies!
¹⁵There is no venom^[a] worse than a snake’s venom,^[b]
    and no anger worse than a woman’s^[c] wrath.

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Sirach 25:15 Syr: Gk head
Sirach 25:15 Syr: Gk head
Sirach 25:15 Other ancient authorities read an enemy’s

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