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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 25
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of divorce, and let her go.
- WEB
- If she doesn’t go as you direct, cut her away from your flesh.The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
- DRC25:35
- If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies. Cut her off from thy flesh, lest she always abuse thee.
- LXXE
- If she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of divorce, and let her go.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Εἰ μὴ πορεύεται κατὰ χεῖρά σου, ἀπὸ τῶν σαρκῶν σου ἀπότεμε αὐτήν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 25:35-36 in some Bibles
- 25:26a in most Bibles
- 25:26b in most Bibles