Sirach 21:1–3

My son, hast thou sinned, ⁽then⁽ add not thereto;

And pray concerning thy former ⁽sins⁽.

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent;

For if thou come nigh it, it will bite thee;

Like the teeth of a lion are the teeth thereof,

It slayeth the souls of men.

Like a two-edged sword is all iniquity,

From the stroke thereof is no healing.