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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 25

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 25:13

In 4 translations

KJV
Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:
WEB
Any wound but a wound of the heart! Any wickedness but the wickedness of a woman!
DRC25:17
The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil. And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart: And ally wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:
LXXE
[Give me] any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Πᾶσαν πληγήν καὶ μὴ πληγὴν καρδίας, καὶ πᾶσαν πονηρίαν καὶ μὴ πονηρίαν γυναικός·
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 25:17-19 in some Bibles
  • 25:13a in most Bibles
  • 25:13b in most Bibles
  • 25:13c in most Bibles

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