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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 23
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind.
- WEB
- Let neither gluttony nor lust overtake me. Don’t give me over to a shameless mind.
- DRC
- Take from me the greediness of the belly, and let not the lusts of the flesh take hold of me, and give me not over to a shameless and foolish mind.
- LXXE
- Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give me not over into an impudent mind.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Κοιλίας ὄρεξις καὶ συνουσιασμὸς μὴ καταλαβέτωσάν με, καὶ ψυχῇ ἀναιδεῖ μὴ παραδῷς με. ΠΑΙΔΕΙΑ ΣΤΟΜΑΤΟΣ.