Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 37:18

ἀγαθὸν καὶ κακόν, ζωὴ καὶ θάνατος, καὶ ἡ κυριεύουσα ἐνδελεχῶς αὐτῶν γλῶσσά ἐστιν.
King James Version (KJV)

Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death: but the tongue ruleth over them continually.

Modern English

Four things come into view — good and evil, life and death — but it is the tongue that continually governs them.

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