Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 16:4

ἀπὸ γὰρ ἑνὸς συνετοῦ συνοικισθήσεται πόλις, φυλὴ δὲ ἀνόμων ἐρημωθήσεται.
King James Version (KJV)

For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.

Modern English

A single person of understanding can fill a city, while a whole clan of the wicked will quickly become a wasteland.

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