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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 9
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Give not thy soul unto a woman to set her foot upon thy substance.
- WEB
- Don’t give your soul to a woman and let her trample down your strength.
- DRC
- Give not the power of thy soul to a woman, lest she enter upon thy strength, and thou be confounded.
- LXXE
- Give not thy soul unto a woman to set her foot upon thy substance.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ δῷς γυναικὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου, ἐπιβῆναι αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὴν ἰσχύν σου.