Catholic Public Domain Version

Sirach 27:28-33 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

28. Whoever throws a stone straight up will find that it falls on his own head. And a deceitful wound will return to wound the deceitful.

29. And whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever positions a stone against his neighbor will stumble over it. And whoever lays a trap for another will perish by it.

30. Whoever sets in motion a wicked plan will find that it rolls back over him, and he will not know from which direction it will arrive.

31. Mockery and derision are of the arrogant, and vengeance will lie in wait for them, like a lion.

32. Whoever enjoys the fall of the just will perish in a snare, and grief will consume them before they die.

33. Anger and fury are both abominable, and the sinful man will be held by them.