New American Bible, Revised Edition

Ben Sira 28:18-20 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

18. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword,but not as many as by the tongue.

19. Happy the one who is sheltered from it,and has not endured its wrath;Who has not borne its yokenor been bound with its chains.

20. For its yoke is a yoke of iron,and its chains are chains of bronze;