As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.
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Sirach 27:2
As a naile in the wall sticketh fast betwene the ioyntes of the stones, so doeth sinne sticke betwene the selling and the bying.
Parallel Translations
As a nail sticks fast between the joinings of the stones; so does sin stick close between buying and selling.
As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.
As a nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones, so sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling.