Sirach 28:22-24

Common English Bible

²² It will never conquer the godly,
    and they won’t be burned by its flame.
²³ Those who abandon the Lord will
fall to it;
    it will burn within them,
    and it will never go out.
    It will be sent against them like a lion,
    and like a leopard it will mangle them.
^24 aWatch out! Fence in your property
with thorns,