For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. For it is a fire - Nothing is so destructive of domestic peace. Where jealousy exists, unmixed misery dwells; and the adulterer and fornicator waste their substance on the unlawful objects of their impure affections.
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Job 31:12
12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.