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LXX2012

Sirach 33:27

Send him to labor, that he be not idle; for idleness teaches much evil.

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
Send him to labour, that he be not idle; for idleness teacheth much evil.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Yoke and whip will bow the neck. For an evil slave there are racks and tortures.
World English Bible