Ben Sira 27:28

28 Mockery and abuse issue from the proud man, but vengeance lies in wait for him like a lion.

Ben Sira 27:28 In-Context

26 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who sets a snare will be caught in it.
27 If a man does evil, it will roll back upon him, and he will not know where it came from.
28 Mockery and abuse issue from the proud man, but vengeance lies in wait for him like a lion.
29 Those who rejoice in the fall of the godly will be caught in a snare, and pain will consume them before their death.
30 Anger and wrath, these also are abominations, and the sinful man will possess them.
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