Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:25

καὶ τοῖς λόγοις σου ποίησον ζυγὸν καὶ σταθμόν, καὶ τῷ στόματί σου ποίησον θύραν καὶ μοχλόν.
King James Version (KJV)

And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.

Modern English

and weigh your words on a scale, and put a door with a bolt on your mouth.

← Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:24Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:26 →