Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:10

κατὰ τὴν ὕλην τοῦ πυρὸς οὕτως ἐκκαυθήσεται, καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἰσχὺν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ ἔσται, καὶ κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον ἀνυψώσει ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν στερέωσιν τῆς μάχης ἐκκαυθήσεται.
King James Version (KJV)

As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

Modern English

A fire burns according to its fuel, and a man's rage grows according to his strength; his anger rises in proportion to his wealth, and the stronger those in conflict, the fiercer the flames.

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