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Sirach 25:8

Happy is he who dwells with a wife of understanding, he who has not slipped with his tongue, and he who has not served a man who is unworthy of him.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Well is he that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Well is him that dwells with a wife of understanding, and that has not slipped with his tongue, and that has not served a man more unworthy than himself:
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself:
King James Version
GNV1560View canonical →
¶Wel is him that dwelleth with a wife of vnderstanding, and that hathe not fallen with his tongue, and that hathe not serued suche as are vnworthie of him.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha