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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 9
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not thine inheritance.
- WEB
- Don’t give your soul to prostitutes, that you not lose your inheritance.
- DRC
- Give not thy soul to harlots in any point: lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance.
- LXXE
- Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not thine inheritance.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ δῷς πόρναις τὴν ψυχήν σου, ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσῃς τὴν κληρονομίαν σου.