Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 21:2

ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὄφεως φεῦγε ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας, ἐὰν γὰρ προσέλθῃς, δήξεταί σε· ὀδόντες λέοντος οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῆς ἀναιροῦντες ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπων.
King James Version (KJV)

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

Modern English

Flee from sin as from a serpent's face, for if you get too close it will bite you — its teeth are like a lion's teeth, killing human souls.

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