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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 25
In 4 translations
- KJV
- I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.
- WEB
- I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than keep house with a wicked woman.
- DRC25:23
- And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman.
- LXXE
- I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Συνοικῆσαι λέοντι καὶ δράκοντι εὐδοκήσω, ἢ ἐνοικῆσαι μετὰ γυναικὸς πονηρᾶς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 25:23 in some Bibles
- 25:16 in most Bibles