Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 23:16

Δύο εἴδη πληθύνουσιν ἁμαρτίας, καὶ τὸ τρίτον ἐπάξει ὀργήν·
King James Version (KJV)

Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.

Modern English

Two kinds of people multiply sin, and a third brings down wrath: a hot temper is like a burning fire that will not go out until it consumes itself; and a man given to sexual sin will not stop until the fire he has lit burns him.

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