Sirach 21:2

ASV Byzantine Text

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if thou draw nigh it will bite thee: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Rhul taeng lamkah bangla tholhnah te yong tak, tholhnah te na paan koinih namah ni n'ngaeh eh. A no khaw satueng no bangla om tih, hlang kah hingnah khaw a phae thai.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Quasi a facie colubri fuge peccata: et si accesseris ad illa, suscipient te.

Brenton English Septuagint

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Vlucht voor de zonde als voor een slang, Want als ge haar nadert, zal ze u bijten; Leeuwentanden zijn haar tanden, Ze verslinden de zielen der mensen.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: For if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: The teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if you come too near it, it will bite you: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

British English Septuagint 2012

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if you come too near it, it will bite you: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

Revised Version

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if thou draw nigh it will bite thee: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Fuyez le péché comme la face d'un serpent ; car si tu t'approches, il te mordra. Ses dents sont comme celles d'un lion, en tuant les âmes des gens.

Spanish BLL

Huye del pecado como de la presencia de una serpiente; porque si te acercas, te morderá. Sus dientes son como dientes de león, que matan las almas de los hombres.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Huye del pecado como de la cara de una serpiente; porque si te acercas, te morderá. Sus dientes son como los de un león, matando las almas de la gente.

Croatian Bible

Bježi od grijeha kao od zmije, jer ako se primakneš, ujest će te. Kao u lava zubi su njegovi: ljudima život oduzimaju.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: For if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: The teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.

World English Bible Classic

Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.

World English Bible Updated

Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.

SEPTUAGINTA

ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὄφεως φεῦγε ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας, ἐὰν γὰρ προσέλθῃς, δήξεταί σε· ὀδόντες λέοντος οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῆς ἀναιροῦντες ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπων.

Brenton Septuagint

Ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὄφεως, φεῦγε ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας, ἐὰν γὰρ προσέλθῃς, δήξεταί σε· ὀδόντες λέοντος οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῆς, ἀναιροῦντες ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπεν.

Mashi Bible

Oyâke ecâha kula onayâka enjoka: okaciyegera, cakuluma, amîno gâco gali nka ga mpangaza, go gazigulula abalume.

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