Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
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Sirach 20:4

How good a thing is it, when thou art reproued, to shewe repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sinne.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executes judgment with violence.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
As is the lust of a eunuch to deflower a virgin, so is he who executes judgments with violence.
World English Bible