Sirach 26:22 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²² An harlot shall be accounted as spittle; but a married woman is a tower against death to her husband.

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Common English Bible

²² A hired woman will be considered the same as spit, but a married woman will be considered a tower of death to those who associate too closely with her.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² Like a lamp shining atop a holy lampstand, so is the beauty of a face in the mature stage of life.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² As the lamp shining upon the holy candlestick, so is the beauty of the face in a ripe age.

Sirach 26:22 Cross References