Ben Sira 6:2

2 Do not fall into the grip of passion, or you may be torn apart as by a bull.

Ben Sira 6:2 In-Context

1 #3and do not become an enemy instead of a friend; for a bad name incurs shame and reproach; so it is with the double-tongued sinner.

2 Do not fall into the grip of passion, or you may be torn apart as by a bull.

3 Your leaves will be devoured and your fruit destroyed, and you will be left like a withered tree.

4 Evil passion destroys those who have it, and makes them the laughingstock of their enemies.

5 Pleasant speech multiplies friends, and a gracious tongue multiplies courtesies.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain
• [b]. Meaning of Gk uncertain