28 And if for lack of power he is hindered from sinning, if he finds opportunity, he will do mischief. (WEB)
Sirach 19:28
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Sirach 20:20–22
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Testament of Asher 1:8–10
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Sirach 14:6–8
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Testament of Dan 1:18–20
18 Therefore he that is wrathful, if he be a mighty man, hath a threefold power in his anger: one by the help of his servants; and a second by his wealth, whereby he persuadeth and overcometh wrongfully; and thirdly, having his own natural power he worketh there… (T12)
Proverbs 4:15–17
15 Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. 16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
2 Maccabees 6:14–16
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2 Enoch 52:7–9
7 Blessed is he who looks down and raises the fallen. (2EN) 8 Cursed is he who looks to and is eager for the destruction of what is not his. (2EN) 9 Blessed is he who keeps the foundations of his fathers made firm from the beginning. (2EN)
Sirach 11:30–32
30 Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the heart of a proud man. Like a spy, he looks for your weakness. (WEB) 31 For he lies in wait to turn things that are good into evil, and assigns blame in things that are praiseworthy. (WEB) 32 From a spark of fire, a heap of many coals i… (WEB)
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