1 Corinthians 7:9

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Bible in Basic English ☆

But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

Darby Translation ☆

But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

But if they cannot abstaine, let them marrie: for it is better to marrie then to burne.

Noyes Bible ☆

but if they cannot control themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

King James Version ☆

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Webster Bible ☆

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth) ☆

But, if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.

Open English Bible (US) ☆

But, if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.

Revised Version ☆

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Tyndale NT ☆

But and yf they cannot abstayne let them mary. For it is better to mary then to burne.

World English Bible ☆

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible Classic ☆

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World English Bible Updated ☆

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World Messianic Bible ☆

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

and if they have not continence — let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;

Text-Critical English NT ☆

But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

But if they do not have shlitah atzmi, let them marry. For better it is to marry than with Eish to be set ablaze.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

وَلَكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَضْبُطُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ، فَلْيَتَزَوَّجُوا. لِأَنَّ ٱلتَّزَوُّجَ أَصْلَحُ مِنَ ٱلتَّحَرُّقِ.

Bodo Parja: BOPO Bible ☆

ମଃତର୍‌ ଜଦି ସେମଃନ୍ ଗଃଗାଳାର୍‌ ଇଚା ସଃମ୍ବାଳୁ ନଃହାର୍‌ତି, ତଃବେ ବିବା ଅଃଉଅତ୍‌; କାୟ୍‌ତାକ୍‌ବଃଲେକ୍‌ ଗଃଗାଳ୍‌ ସଃମ୍ବାଳୁ ନଃହାର୍ତା ବାଦୁଲେ ବିବା ଅଃଉତାର୍‌ ନିକ ।

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Borna NT Latin Version ☆

Ernmó meetsi tewnon mis'oniyere de'ewo b́k'antsotse botoko kordek'o bomawiyal de'ewne.

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Bugun Bible ☆

Jishii nathek è chidthek pha ji shii azud mua arone, yiygey mage bo—Michid shii hùb shii ne yiygey liak pha hì wie ba ro.

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Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

သို့​သော်​သင်​တို့​၏​စိတ်​ကို​မ​ချုပ်​တည်း​နိုင်​လျှင်​မူ ကား အိမ်​ထောင်​ပြု​ကြ​လော့။ စိတ်​ပူ​လောင်​ခြင်း​ရှိ သည်​ထက်​အိမ်​ထောင်​ပြု​ခြင်း​က​ပို​၍​ကောင်း​လိမ့် မည်။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

သို့သော်လည်း ၊ ကာမဂုဏ်ကို မ ချုပ်တည်း နိုင်လျှင် ထိမ်းမြား စုံဘက်ခြင်းကို ပြုကြစေ။ ကိလေသာ စိတ်ပူပန်ခြင်းရှိ သည်ထက် ထိမ်းမြား စုံဘက်ခြင်းပြုသော် သာ၍ ကောင်း၏။

Daai Chin NT ☆

Acunsepi, nami hlüeinak am nami üp thei ta khyungla ua; isetiakyaküng, mlunga khuikha kthaka ta khyumah hin daw säihki ni.

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Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Toe angsum o thai ai nahaeloe, imthong krah o nasoe: taksa koehhaih hmai baktiah bet pongah loe imthong krak to hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Tedae a kuemsuem uh pawt atah imkhueh saeh. A cahoeh lakah tah yuloh vaksak tih a om te then ngai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Tedae a kuemsuem uh pawt atah imkhueh saeh. A cahoeh lakah tah yuloh vaksak tih a om te then ngai.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

倘若自己禁止不住，就可以嫁娶。与其欲火攻心，倒不如嫁娶为妙。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

倘若自己禁止不住，就可以嫁娶。與其慾火攻心，倒不如嫁娶為妙。

World Chinese Bible ☆

但如果他们不能自制，就应当结婚；因为结婚总比欲火焚身好。

Yao NT ☆

Nambo iŵaga mundu ngakukombola kulisiŵila, alombele. Ili mbaya kulombela ngaŵa kukolelwa ni msese.

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Coptic Boharic NT ☆

ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲈⲢⲈⲄⲔⲢⲀⲦⲈⲨⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϬⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϬⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.

Coptic NT ☆

ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ..

Croatian Bible ☆

Ako li se ne mogu uzdržati, neka se žene, udaju. Jer bolje je ženiti se negoli izgarati.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Pakliť se nemohou zdržeti, nechažť v stav manželský vstoupí; nebo lépe jest v stav manželský vstoupiti nežli páliti se.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Men kunne de ikke være afholdende, da lad dem gifte sig; thi det er bedre at gifte sig end at lide Brynde.

Desiya NT ☆

ମାତର୍‌ ତମେ ଜଦି ମନର୍‌ ଲାଲ୍‌ସା ମୁର୍‍ଚିକରି ରଇ ନାପାର୍‌ଲାସ୍‌ନି ବଇଲେ, ବିବା ଅଇବାଟା ନିକ । କାଇକେବଇଲେ ଲାଲ୍‌ସାଇ ପଡିଜିବା ବାଦୁଲେ ବିବା ଅଇବାଟା ନିକ ।

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Dieri NT ☆

Tana ngandandarinani ngamalkaterila, tanali noa patananto; ngangau morla ngumu nganai, tanali noa patanani, baka pirna ketjaketjanani.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Maar indien zij zich niet kunnen onthouden, dat zij trouwen; want het is beter te trouwen dan te branden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Maar zo ze zich niet kunnen beheersen, laten ze dan trouwen. Want het is beter te trouwen dan te verbranden.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Sed se ili ne povas sin deteni, ili edziĝu; ĉar estas pli bone edziĝi, ol bruladi.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Mais s’ils ne savent pas garder la continence, qu’ils se marient, car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Mais s'ils manquent de continence, qu'ils se marient; car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Mais s’ils manquent de continence, qu’ils se marient; car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Mais s’ils manquent de maîtrise d’eux-mêmes, qu’ils se marient ; car il vaut mieux se marier que de brûler de désir.

Gamo NT ☆

Gido attin istti bena naaganas danda7onttayta gidiko geleton eketon Coo amon xuugistanape ekoyne geloy lo7o.

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Gata Didayi NT ☆

ମାତର୍‌ କୁଡ଼େଃମାଡ଼େଃ ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‍ଆୟାଲା ମେଇଙ୍ଗ୍‌ନେ ଇସାବ୍‌ରେ ବିଏ ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ନେ ଦର୍‌କାର୍ । ମେଃଡାଗ୍‌ଲା କୁଡ଼େଃମାଡ଼େଃନେ ଜାବର୍‌ ଇକ୍‌ଚା ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ଲା ମେଁନେ ବାଦୁଲ୍ ବିଏ ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ନେ ବଲ୍ ।

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German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Wenn sie sich aber nicht enthalten können, so laßt sie heiraten, denn es ist besser zu heiraten, als Brunst zu leiden.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

So sie aber sich nicht mögen enthalten, so laß sie freien; es ist besser freien denn Brunst leiden.

German Textbibel ☆

können sie sich nicht enthalten, so mögen sie heiraten; es ist besser heiraten, als Glut leiden.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Können sie sich aber nicht enthalten, so sollen sie heiraten; denn heiraten ist besser als in Glut geraten.

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Gofa NT ☆

Shin amon xuugetteyssafe ekkeysinne geleyssi lo77o gidiya gisho, entti banttana haaranaw dandda7onna ixxiko, ekkonne gelo.

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Gourmanchéma NT ☆

Ama bi ya kan fidi ki kubi bi gbanandi, ban tieni li ñiigili, kelima bi ya tieni li ñiigili hani ki cie bi gbanandi n ya fiidi bipo nani mi fantama n co tieni, ki paadi ba.

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Byzantine Greek NT ☆

εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστι γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Textus Receptus ☆

Εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστι γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Text-Critical Greek NT ☆

εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστι γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Solid Rock Greek New Testament ☆

Εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖσσον γάρ ἐστιν ⸂γαμῆσαι⸃ ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

Greek Majority Text NT ☆

ει δε ουκ εγκρατευονται γαμησατωσαν κρεισσον γαρ εστιν γαμησαι η πυρουσθαι

Tischendorf Greek NT ☆

εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται γαμησάτωσαν· κρεῖττον γάρ ἐστιν γαμεῖν ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

SBL Greek NT ☆

εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν, κρεῖττον γάρ ἐστιν ⸀γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι.

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Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Men, si nou pa ka kontwole kò nou, marye marye nou. Pito nou marye pase pou n' kite lanvi boule nou.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Aka, i hiki ole ia lakou ke hoomanawanui, e mare no lakou; no ka mea, ua maikai ka mare, aole ke kuko.

Salkinson Hebrew NT ☆

ט וְאִם־לֹא יַעַצְרוּ בְתַאֲוָתָם יִדְבְּקוּ אִישׁ בְּאִשָּׁה כִּי־טוֹב הַדֶּבֶק מִבְּעֹר בְּתַאֲוָתוֹ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

אך אם לא יוכלו להנזר יתחברו בנשואין כי טוב להתחבר בנשואין מהיות בער בתאוה׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Ma, se non si contengono, maritinsi , perciocchè meglio è maritarsi, che ardere.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Ma se non si contengono, sposino; perché è meglio sposarsi che ardere.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

しかし、自制できないなら、結婚しなさい。情欲に燃えるより、結婚するほうが良いからです。

New Japanese NT ☆

しかし、もし自制することができなければ、結婚しなさい。情の燃えるよりは、結婚するほうがよいからです。

Juray: ଆଜାଡ଼ି ତଙରନ୍‌ (Bible) ☆

ବନ୍‌ଡ ଆନିଞ୍ଜି ଆବ୍ବୟ୍‌ସିଲନ୍‌ ଆବ୍ବୟ୍‌ଜଙ୍‌ଲନ୍‌ ଡକୋଲନ୍‌ ଅଃର୍ରପ୍ତିଲଜି ଡେନ୍‌, ଏତ୍ତେଲ୍‌ଡେନ୍‌ ଆନିଞ୍ଜି ବିବାନେତଜି, ଇନିଆସନ୍‌ଗାମେଣ୍ଡେନ୍‌ ଡଅଙ୍‌ଡାଗୋ ଆ କାବ୍ବାଡ଼ାଲୋଙ୍‌ ଅରୟ୍‌ ଅରୟ୍‌ ଆଡ୍ରେତବନ୍‌ ସିଲଡ୍‌ ଆର୍ପାୟ୍‌ ବିବାଲନ୍‌ବୋ ଡେନ୍‌ ମନଙ୍‌ ।

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K’iche’ of Totonicapan NT ☆

We kꞌu man kakiqꞌiꞌo chekꞌulanoq, are katanik we kekꞌuliꞌk cho ri kekꞌat na rumal ri kirayinik.

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Mahanji NT ☆

Ulyakhuva samuwesya ukhwesiga, vinogiwa ukhutoliwa, yivahoba huvene ukhutoliwa kholiho uvanetamaa.

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Korean Bible 1910 ☆

만일 절제할 수 없거든 혼인하라 정욕이 불같이 타는 것보다 혼인하는 것이 나으니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Tusruktu kowos fin tia ku in kutong lungse lowos an, tari payukyak — wo in payuk liki tuh kena lowos in sokoela insiowos.

Kuhane NT ☆

Kono hava kangwa kuli kwata avo veene, va woola ku sesa. Imi kwina hande kuti ve kale ni vantu kunde ya kwi hayiwa intakazo.

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Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Quod si non se continent, nubant. Melius est enim nubere, quam uri.

Meitei Bible ☆

Adubu makhoina masa khudum chanba ngamjadrabadi makhoina luhongjasanu, maramdi makhoina meichak khangduna leigadabagi sarukpudi luhongbana henna phei.

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Munda NT ☆

ମେନ୍‌ଦ ଇନ୍‌କୁ ଆକଗି ଏତ୍‌କାନ୍‌ ସାନାଙ୍ଗ୍‌ଏତେ କାକ ସାମ୍‌ବାଡ଼ାଅ ଦାଡ଼ିୟଃରେଦ, ଆଣ୍‌ଦିୟଃକାକ । ଚିୟାଃଚି କା ସାହାଅକେଦ୍‌ତେ ତାଇନଃଏତେଦ ଆଣ୍‌ଦିୟଃରେ ବୁଗିନାଃ ହବାଅଃଆ ।

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Tutsa Naga NT ☆

Enoothong lajen naan kanbah enook ba nookmui an. Sen tenthun nah nah weeluula likhiik ih ramka anbah nookmui laan ela ah ese ang ah.

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Ndengereko NT ☆

Lakini kati baweza kwaa kuizuia, bapalikwa kobekwa. Kwa mana heri kwabe kobekwa kuliko beka tamaa.

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Ngoni NT ☆

Nambu ngati mundu ihotola lepi kujidivalila. Chabwina mundu uyo agega kuliku kuvya na mnogo.

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Old Persion Version Bible ☆

لکن اگر پرهیزندارند، نکاح بکنند زیرا که نکاح از آتش هوس بهتر است.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet ☆

A ma irail jota kak on, irail en papaud; me mau papaud jan dender.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet ☆

A ma irail sota kak ong, irail en papaud; me mau papaud sang dender.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Mas, se não têm domínio próprio, que se casem. Pois é melhor casar do que arder de paixão.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Mas se não podem se conter, casem-se; porque é melhor se casar do que se inflamar.

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Romanian Free Holy Bible ☆

Dar, dacă nu au stăpânire de sine, să se căsătorească. Căci este mai bine să se căsătorească decât să ardă de pasiune.

Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Dar dacă nu se pot înfrâna, să se căsătorească; fiindcă este mai bine să se căsătorească decât să ardă.

Romanian Free Holy Bible ☆

Dar, dacă nu au stăpânire de sine, să se căsătorească. Căci este mai bine să se căsătorească decât să ardă de pasiune.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Дар, дакэ ну се пот ынфрына, сэ се кэсэторяскэ, пентру кэ есте май бине сэ се кэсэторяскэ декыт сэ ардэ.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Но если не могут воздержаться, пусть вступают в брак; ибо лучше вступить в брак, нежели разжигаться.

Safwa NT ☆

Walakini nkasangawawajie huizijile wahuanziwa ahwengwe. Aje aheri ahwengwe kuliko anyonywe.

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Sakachep NT ☆

Aniatachu, nin nângna han indîntheina nin dôn nônchu innei roi, hur nêkin chu innei asa uol.

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Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Ako li se ne uzdrže, neka se žene i udaju; jer je bolje ženiti se negoli upaljivati se.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ако ли се не уздрже, нека се жене и удају; јер је боље женити се неголи упаљивати се.

Mashi Bible ☆

Ci bakabà barhankahash’icîlanga, bajè omu buhya; bulya aha omuntu ankahya, ankajà omu buhya.

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Soli NT ☆

Nomba nankabela kucikonsha kulukanisha lunkumbwa lwabo, anu kabebani pakwinga caina kweba kupita kupenga nelunkumbwa.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Y si no tienen don de continencia, cásense; que mejor es casarse que quemarse.

Spanish BLL ☆

Pero si no tienen dominio propio, que se casen. Porque es mejor casarse que arder de pasión.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Pero si no tienen dominio propio, que se casen. Porque es mejor casarse que arder de pasión.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Pero si no tienen dominio propio, cásense; porque mejor es casarse que arder de pasión.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Pero si no tienen dominio propio, cásense, porque es mejor casarse que quemarse.

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Swahili Bible ☆

Hata hivyo, kama mtu hawezi kujizuia basi, na aoe; maana ni afadhali zaidi kuoa kuliko kuwaka tamaa.

Tagin first Bible translation based on TEV (Good News) ☆

Vbvritola nonuno nywng nyilubv rinwng nam mvngjimvngro nga saktv lama segolo, vngchola nywng naalaka—rinwng ngv vmvbv gula doomam svnga nywngnyilu naanam si alvyado.

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Revised West Version ☆

Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa kātaki, tuku ke nau mali: he ʻoku lelei ʻenau mali ʻi heʻenau vela.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Коли ж не вдержять ся, нехай женять ся; лучче бо женитись, нїж розпалюватись.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Коли ж не вдержять ся, нехай женять ся; лучче бо женитись, нїж розпалюватись.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Song nếu họ chẳng thìn mình được, thì hãy cưới gả; vì thà cưới gả còn hơn để cho lửa tình un đốt.

Eastern Yiddish NT ☆

נאר אויב זיי קענען זיך נישט איינהאלטן, זאלן זיי חתונה האבן; ווארום עס איז בעסער חתונה צו האבן ווי צו ברענען (פון תאווה).

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