Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 19:11

ἀπὸ προσώπου λόγου ὠδινήσει μωρὸς ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου βρέφους ἡ τίκτουσα.
King James Version (KJV)

A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child.

Modern English

A fool goes into labor over a rumor, like a woman giving birth.

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