Sirach 28:21

21 The death it inflicts is a wicked death, and the grave is preferable to it.

Sirach 28:21 In-Context

19 Happy is the person who is protected from the tongue, who hasn't endured its anger, who hasn't pulled its yoke or been bound by its shackles.
20 Its yoke is made of iron, and its shackles are made of bronze.
21 The death it inflicts is a wicked death, and the grave is preferable to it.
22 It will never conquer the godly, and they won't be burned by its flame.
23 Those who abandon the Lord will fall to it; it will burn within them, and it will never go out. It will be sent against them like a lion, and like a leopard it will mangle them.

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