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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 9

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 9:4

In 4 translations

KJV
Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts.
WEB
Don’t associate with a woman who is a singer, lest perhaps you be caught by her tricks.
DRC
Use not much the company of her that is a dancer, and hearken not to her, lest thou perish by the force of her charms.
LXXE
Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μετὰ ψαλλούσης μὴ ἐνδελέχιζε, μήποτε ἁλῷς ἐν τοῖς ἐπιχειρήμασιν αὐτῆς.

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