Ben Sira 21:3

3 All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword; there is no healing for its wound.

Ben Sira 21:3 In-Context

1 Have you sinned, my son? Do so no more, but pray about your former sins.

2 Flee from sin as from a snake; for if you approach sin, it will bite you. Its teeth are lion's teeth, and destroy the souls of men.

3 All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword; there is no healing for its wound.

4 Terror and violence will lay waste riches; thus the house of the proud will be laid waste.

5 The prayer of a poor man goes from his lips to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.