Sirach 25:12-14

Revised Standard Version

Some Extreme Forms of Evil

¹³Any wound, but not a wound of the heart!
Any wickedness, but not the wickedness of a wife!
¹⁴Any attack, but not an attack from those who hate!
And any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies!

Read full chapter

Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.