Ben Sira 27:20

20 Do not go after him, for he is too far off, and has escaped like a gazelle from a snare.

Ben Sira 27:20 In-Context

18 For as a man destroys his enemy, so you have destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.

19 And as you allow a bird to escape from your hand, so you have let your neighbor go, and will not catch him again.

20 Do not go after him, for he is too far off, and has escaped like a gazelle from a snare.

21 For a wound may be bandaged, and there is reconciliation after abuse, but whoever has betrayed secrets is without hope.

22 Whoever winks his eye plans evil deeds, and no one can keep him from them.