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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 26
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty.
- WEB
- Keep strict watch on a headstrong daughter, lest she find liberty for herself, and use it.
- DRC26:13
- On a daughter that turneth not away herself, set a strict watch: lest finding an opportunity she abuse herself.
- LXXE
- If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον φυλακὴν, ἵνα μὴ εὑροῦσα ἄνεσιν ἑαυτῇ χρήσηται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 26:13 in some Bibles
- 26:10 in most Bibles