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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 14:24

In 4 translations

KJV
He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.
WEB
He who lodges close to her house will also fasten a nail in her walls.
DRC14:25
He that lodgeth near her house, and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent nigh unto her, where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever.
LXXE
He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
ὁ καταλύων σύνεγγυς τοῦ οἴκου αὐτῆς, καὶ πήξει πάσσαλον ἐν τοῖς τοίχοις αὐτῆς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 14:25a in some Bibles
  • 14:24-25 in some Bibles

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