Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 34:22

φονεύων τὸν πλησίον ὁ ἀφαιρούμενος συμβίωσιν, καὶ ἐκχέων αἷμα ὁ ἀποστερῶν μισθὸν μισθίου.
King James Version (KJV)

He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder.

Modern English

Whoever takes away his neighbor's livelihood kills him, and whoever cheats a laborer of his wages is a shedder of blood.

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