Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 22:16

Ἱμάντωσις ξυλίνη ἐνδεδεμένη εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἐν συσσεισμῷ οὐ διαλυθήσεται· οὕτως καρδία ἐστηριγμένη ἐπὶ διανοήματος βουλῆς ἐν καιρῷ οὐ δειλιάσει.
King James Version (KJV)

As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.

Modern English

Like timber bound firmly together in a building cannot be shaken loose, so a heart settled by careful reasoning will never be afraid.

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