Ben Sira 1:22

22 Unjust anger cannot be justified, for anger tips the scale to one's ruin.

Ben Sira 1:22 In-Context

20 To fear the Lord is the root of wisdom, and her branches are long life.

22 Unjust anger cannot be justified, for anger tips the scale to one's ruin.

23 Those who are patient stay calm until the right moment, and then cheerfulness comes back to them.

24 They hold back their words until the right moment; then the lips of many tell of their good sense.