Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 23:10

ὥσπερ γὰρ οἰκέτης ἐξεταζόμενος ἐνδελεχῶς ἀπὸ μώλωπος οὐκ ἐλαττωθήσεται, οὕτως καὶ ὁ ὀμνύων καὶ ὀνομάζων διαπαντὸς ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας οὐ μὴ καθαρισθῇ.
King James Version (KJV)

For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless.

Modern English

For just as a servant who is constantly beaten will always carry a bruise, so whoever swears and invokes God's name constantly will not stay free of fault.

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