"Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?"
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If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
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