Sirach 25:15

There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.

There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.

There is no venom worse than a snake’s venom. There is no wrath worse than an enemy’s wrath.

Giue me any plague, saue onely the plague of the heart, and any malice, saue the malice of a woman: