Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 27:2

ἀναμέσον ἁρμῶν λίθων παγήσεται πάσσαλος, καὶ ἀναμέσον πράσεως καὶ ἀγορασμοῦ συντριβήσεται ἁμαρτία.
King James Version (KJV)

As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.

Modern English

As a nail gets driven firmly between joined stones, so sin wedges itself between buying and selling.

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