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LXX2012

Sirach 30:12

Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient to you, and so bring sorrow to your heart.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Beat his sides while he is still young, lest becoming stubborn, he disobey thee.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Bow down his neck in his youth, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he become stubborn, and be disobedient to you, and there be sorrow to your soul.
World English Bible