Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:4

ἐπιθυμία εὐνούχου ἀποπαρθενῶσαι νεάνιδα, οὕτως ὁ ποιῶν ἐν βίᾳ κρίματα.
King James Version (KJV)

As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence.

Modern English

Like a eunuch's lust to violate a virgin, so is the one who carries out justice with violence.

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