Wisdom of Sirach 12:10 (Brenton): Never trust thine enemy: For like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 12:10
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- μὴ me not, lest adverb G3361
- πιστεύσῃς pisteuses believe, have faith in verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G4100
- τῷ to the pronoun, article, Dat Sing Masc G3588
- ἐχθρῷ echthro enemy hated, hostile adjective, Dat Sing Masc G2190
- σου sou X home, thee pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G4675
- εἰς eis For into, in preposition G1519
- τὸν ton the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Masc G3588
- αἰῶνα aiona an age, a cycle of time noun, Acc Sing Masc G165
- ὡς hos as as, like as conjunction G5613
- γὰρ gar For for particle G1063
- ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- χαλκὸς chalkos copper, brass noun, Nom Sing Masc G5475
- ἰοῦται ioutai be rusty verb, Pres Mid Ind 3rd Sing G464128
- οὕτως houtos so thus, so adverb G3779
- ἡ he the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Fem G3588
- πονηρία poneria wickedness wickedness, iniquities noun, Nom Sing Fem G4189
- αὐτοῦ autou his he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
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