harm vs scourge

harm

noun
  • That which causes injury, damage, or loss. 

  • detriment; misfortune. 

  • physical injury; hurt; damage 

  • emotional or figurative hurt 

verb
  • To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something. 

scourge

noun
  • A means to inflict such pain or destruction. 

  • A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction. 

  • A whip, often of leather and often multi-tailed. 

verb
  • To strike with a scourge; to flog. 

How often have the words harm and scourge occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )