Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:14

γλῶσσα τρίτη πολλοὺς ἐσάλευσε καὶ διέστησεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ ἔθνους εἰς ἔθνος καὶ πόλεις ὀχυρὰς καθεῖλε καὶ οἰκίας μεγιστάνων κατέστρεψε.
King James Version (KJV)

A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men.

Modern English

A slandering tongue has unsettled many people and driven them from nation to nation; it has torn down strong cities and overturned the houses of the great.

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