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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 9:9

In 4 translations

KJV
Sit not at all with another man’s wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction.
WEB
Don’t dine at all with a woman who has a husband, or revel with her at wine, lest perhaps your soul turn away to her, and with your spirit you slide into destruction.The preceding line of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
DRC9:12
Sit not at all with another man’s wife, nor repose upon the bed with her: And strive not with her over wine, lest thy heart decline towards her, and by thy blood thou fall into destruction.
LXXE
Sit not at all with another man's wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μετὰ ὑπάνδρου γυναικὸς μὴ κάθου τὸ σύνολον, καὶ μὴ συμβολοκοπήσῃς μετʼ αὐτῆς ἐν οἴνῳ, μήποτε ἐκκλίνῃ ἡ ψυχή σου ἐπʼ αὐτὴν, καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου ὀλισθήσῃς εἰς ἀπώλειαν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 9:12-13 in some Bibles
  • 9:9a in most Bibles
  • 9:9b in most Bibles

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