Sirach 21:2

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if thou draw nigh it will bite thee: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: For if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: The teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if you come too near it, it will bite you: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if you come too near it, it will bite you: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

Revised Version ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent; For if thou draw nigh it will bite thee: The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: For if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: The teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, Slaying the souls of men.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.

World English Bible Classic ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.

World English Bible Updated ☆

Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Rhul taeng lamkah bangla tholhnah te yong tak, tholhnah te na paan koinih namah ni n'ngaeh eh. A no khaw satueng no bangla om tih, hlang kah hingnah khaw a phae thai.

Croatian Bible ☆

Bježi od grijeha kao od zmije, jer ako se primakneš, ujest će te. Kao u lava zubi su njegovi: ljudima život oduzimaju.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Vlucht voor de zonde als voor een slang, Want als ge haar nadert, zal ze u bijten; Leeuwentanden zijn haar tanden, Ze verslinden de zielen der mensen.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Fuyez le péché comme la face d'un serpent ; car si tu t'approches, il te mordra. Ses dents sont comme celles d'un lion, en tuant les âmes des gens.

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὄφεως φεῦγε ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας, ἐὰν γὰρ προσέλθῃς, δήξεταί σε· ὀδόντες λέοντος οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῆς ἀναιροῦντες ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπων.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὄφεως, φεῦγε ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας, ἐὰν γὰρ προσέλθῃς, δήξεταί σε· ὀδόντες λέοντος οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῆς, ἀναιροῦντες ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπεν.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Quasi a facie colubri fuge peccata: et si accesseris ad illa, suscipient te.

Mashi Bible ☆

Oyâke ecâha kula onayâka enjoka: okaciyegera, cakuluma, amîno gâco gali nka ga mpangaza, go gazigulula abalume.

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Spanish BLL ☆

Huye del pecado como de la presencia de una serpiente; porque si te acercas, te morderá. Sus dientes son como dientes de león, que matan las almas de los hombres.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Huye del pecado como de la cara de una serpiente; porque si te acercas, te morderá. Sus dientes son como los de un león, matando las almas de la gente.