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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 23

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 23:18

In 4 translations

KJV
A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins:
WEB23:17
All bread is sweet to a fornicator. He will not cease until he dies.
DRC23:22
A hot soul is a burning fire, it will never be quenched, till it devour some thing. And a man that is wicked in the mouth of his flesh, will not leave off till he hath kindled a fire. To a man that is a fornicator all bread is sweet, he will not be weary of sinning unto the end.
LXXE23:17
All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, he will not leave off till he die.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br23:17
Ἀνθρώπῳ πόρνῳ πᾶς ἄρτος ἡδὺς, οὐ μὴ κοπάσῃ ἕως ἂν τελευτήσῃ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 23:22-24 in some Bibles
  • 23:18 in most Bibles
  • 23:18a in most Bibles
  • 23:18b in most Bibles
  • 23:18c in most Bibles

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