Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 3:28

ἐπαγωγὴ ὑπερηφάνου οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις, φυτὸν γὰρ πονηρίας ἐρρίζωκεν ἐν αὐτῷ.
King James Version (KJV)

In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy; for the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him.

Modern English

For the affliction of the proud there is no cure, for the plant of wickedness has taken root in him.

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