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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 33:30

In 3 translations

KJV: If thou have a servant, let him be unto thee as thyself, because thou hast bought him with a price.
WEB: Don’t be excessive toward any. Do nothing unjust.
DRC: Set him to work: for so it is fit for him. And if he be not obedient, bring him down with fetters, but be not excessive towards any one: and do no grievous thing without judgment.