Sirach 42:14

ASV Byzantine Text

Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant-dealing woman, And a woman who putteth thee to shameful reproach.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tongpa kah a halangnah he huta kah boethen lakah phoeng, Huta long he yahpohnah neh mingthae khaw a phueih thai.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Melior est enim iniquitas viri quam mulier benefaciens, et mulier confundens in opprobrium.]

Brenton English Septuagint

Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Beter een slechte man dan een slechte vrouw; Want een huis vol schande brengt zo'n vrouw te weeg.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, A woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which brings shame and reproach.

British English Septuagint 2012

Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which brings shame and reproach.

Revised Version

Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant-dealing woman, And a woman which putteth thee to shameful reproach.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mieux vaut la méchanceté d'un homme qu'une femme agréable, une femme qui vous fait honte et vous déshonore.

Spanish BLL

Mejor es la maldad de un hombre que una mujer complaciente, una mujer que te trae vergüenza y deshonra.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Mejor es la maldad de un hombre que una mujer agradable, una mujer que te avergüenza y deshonra.

Croatian Bible

Bolja je zloća muška nego dobrota ženska; od žene potječe sramota i ruglo.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, A woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant woman, a woman who puts you to shame and disgrace.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant woman, a woman who puts you to shame and disgrace.

World English Bible Classic

Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant woman, a woman who puts you to shame and disgrace.

World English Bible Updated

Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant woman, a woman who puts you to shame and disgrace.

SEPTUAGINTA

κρείσσων πονηρία ἀνδρὸς ἢ ἀγαθοποιὸς γυνή, καὶ γυνὴ καταισχύνουσα εἰς ὀνειδισμόν.

Brenton Septuagint

Κρείσσων πονηρία ἀνδρὸς ἢ ἀγαθοποιὸς γυνὴ, καὶ γυνὴ καταισχύνουσα εἰς ὀνειδισμόν.

Mashi Bible

Obubî bw’omulume bwo bukulu aha bwinjà bw’omukazi: omukazi analêrhe ihanja n’ecitumulè.

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