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Sirach 23:15-17
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 23:15-17
Revised Standard Version
15 A man accustomed to use insulting words
will never become disciplined all his days.
Concerning Sexual Sins
16 Two sorts of men multiply sins,
and a third incurs wrath.
The soul heated like a burning fire
will not be quenched until it is consumed;
a man who commits fornication with his near of kin[a]
will never cease until the fire burns him up.
17 To a fornicator all bread tastes sweet;
he will never cease until he dies.
Footnotes
- Sirach 23:16 Gk in the body of his flesh
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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