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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 26
In 4 translations
- KJV
- An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
- WEB
- A wicked woman is like a chafing yoke. He who takes hold of her is like one who grasps a scorpion.
- DRC26:10
- As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion.
- LXXE
- An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Βοοζύγιον σαλευόμενον γυνὴ πονηρὰ, ὁ κρατῶν αὐτῆς ὡς ὁ δρασσόμενος σκορπίου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 26:10 in some Bibles
- 26:7 in most Bibles