Motif
Anger and quarrel as fire
anger_and_quarrel_as_fire
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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biblical
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The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus / THE HOLY BIBLE / ECCLESIASTICUS / THE PROLOGUE; lines 2791-2955 confidence: high
Strife is to be refrained from; a passionate man kindles strife; contention and quarrel kindle fire and shed blood; blowing a spark makes it burn and spitting quenches it, both coming from the mouth.
Passion, contention, quarrel, spark, burning, and quenching are used together to portray the escalation or restraint of strife.
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