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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20
In 4 translations
- KJV
- As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence.
- WEB
- As is the lust of a eunuch to deflower a virgin, so is he who executes judgments with violence.
- DRC20:2
- The lust of an eunuch shall devour a young maiden: So is he that by violence executeth unjust judgment.
- LXXE
- As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐπιθυμία εὐνούχου ἀποπαρθενῶσαι νεανίδα, οὕτως ὁ ποιῶν ἐν βίᾳ κρίματα.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 20:2-3 in some Bibles
- 20:4a in most Bibles
- 20:4b in most Bibles