Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 51:2

ὅτι σκεπαστὴς καὶ βοηθὸς ἐγένου μοι καὶ ἐλυτρώσω τὸ σῶμά μου ἐξ ἀπωλείας καὶ ἐκ παγίδος διαβολῆς γλώσσης, ἀπὸ χειλέων ἐργαζομένων ψεῦδος καὶ ἔναντι τῶν παρεστηκότων ἐγένου μοι βοηθὸς
King James Version (KJV)

For thou art my defender and helper, and hast preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips that forge lies, and hast been mine helper against mine adversaries:

Modern English

for you are my defender and helper, and have preserved my body from destruction, from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from lips that fabricate lies, and you have been my helper against my adversaries.

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