Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:18

Ὀλίσθημα ἀπὸ ἐδάφους μᾶλλον ἢ ἀπὸ γλώσσης, οὕτως πτῶσις κακῶν κατὰ σπουδὴν ἥξει.
King James Version (KJV)

To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.

Modern English

To slip on a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue — so the downfall of the wicked will come swiftly.

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