Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:22

ἔστιν ἀπολλύων τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ δι᾿ αἰσχύνην, καὶ ἀπὸ ἄφρονος προσώπου ἀπολεῖ αὐτήν.
King James Version (KJV)

There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself.

Modern English

There is one who destroys his own soul through timidity, and ruins himself by currying favor.

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