Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 25:16

συνοικῆσαι λέοντι καὶ δράκοντι εὐδοκήσω ἢ ἐνοικῆσαι μετὰ γυναικὸς πονηρᾶς.
King James Version (KJV)

I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.

Modern English

I would rather live with a lion or a dragon than share a house with a wicked woman.

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