Sirach 21:4 CPDV

²  Flee from sins, as if from the face of a serpent. For if you approach them, they will take hold of you.

³  Their teeth are like the teeth of a lion, bringing death to the souls of men.

⁴  All iniquity is like a two-edged spear; there is no healing in its wound.

⁵  Reproach and injury will make resources useless. And a house that is exceedingly wealthy will become powerless through pride. In this way, the resources of the arrogant will be eradicated.

⁶  Supplications from the mouth of the pauper will reach all the way to the ears of God, and judgment will come to him quickly.