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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.
- WEB
- Do you have a wife who pleases you? Don’t cast her out. But don’t trust yourself to one who is hateful.Many authorities omit this line
- DRC7:28
- If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart,
- LXXE
- Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Γυνή σοι ἐστὶ κατὰ ψυχήν; μὴ ἐκβάλῃς αὐτήν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:28 in some Bibles
- 7:26 in most Bibles