Sirach 25:16

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Vulgate (Latin)

timor Dei initium dilectionis eius fidei autem initium adglutinandum est ei

King James Variants

Other translations

New Catholic Bible

I would rather dwell with a lion or a dragon than live with an evil woman.

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

I would rather live with a lion and a dragon than live with an evil woman.

Good News Translation®

I would rather live in the same house with a lion or a dragon than with a bad wife.

Wycliffe Bible

It shall please more to dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman.

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than dwell with an evil wife.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

I would rather live with a lion and a dragon than live with an evil woman.

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

I would rather live with a lion and a dragon than live with an evil woman.

I would rather live with a lion or a serpent than live with a wicked woman.

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

I would rather live with a dragon or a lion than live with a wicked woman.

Revised Standard Version

I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than dwell with an evil wife.

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

I would rather live with a lion and a dragon than live with an evil woman.

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