Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 42:6

ἐπὶ γυναικὶ πονηρᾷ καλὸν σφραγίς, καὶ ὅπου χεῖρες πολλαί, κλεῖσον·
King James Version (KJV)

Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and shut up, where many hands are.

Modern English

A careful lock is wise where there is a bad wife, and locking things up is wise where there are many hands about.

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