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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 42
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
- WEB
- Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant woman, a woman who puts you to shame and disgrace.
- DRC
- For better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach.
- LXXE
- Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Κρείσσων πονηρία ἀνδρὸς ἢ ἀγαθοποιὸς γυνὴ, καὶ γυνὴ καταισχύνουσα εἰς ὀνειδισμόν.