Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 26:22

γυνὴ μισθία ἴση σιάλῳ λογισθήσεται, ὕπανδρος δὲ πύργος θανάτου τοῖς χρωμένοις λογισθήσεται.
King James Version (KJV)

An harlot shall be accounted as spittle; but a married woman is a tower against death to her husband.

Modern English

A prostitute is regarded as no better than spit, but a married woman is a tower of protection against death for her husband.

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