Isn´t possible to execute a query like this using Jaybird?

nome = "MA";
sql = "SELECT * FROM CLIENTES cli WHERE FANTASIA LIKE "+nome+"%";
Statement stm = c.createStatement();
ResultSet rs = stm.executeQuery(sql);

GDS Exception. 335544569. Dynamic SQL Error
SQL error code = -104
Token unknown - line 1, char 283
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