Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX2012

Sirach 42:6

Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and shut up, where many hands are.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and locked up, where many hands are.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and shut up, where many hands are.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
A seal is good where an evil wife is. Where there are many hands, lock things up.
World English Bible