Wisdom of Sirach 26:7 (Brenton): An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: He that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 26:7
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- βοοζύγιον boozugion yoke ox yoke noun, Nom Sing Neut Source ID G468939
- σαλευόμενον saleuomenon shaken shake, excite verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Neut G4531
- γυνὴ gune wife a woman, wife noun, Nom Sing Fem G1135
- πονηρά ponera evil evil, bad adjective, Nom Sing Fem G4190
- ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- κρατῶν kraton hold lay hold of, obtain verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G2902
- αὐτῆς autes her he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Fem G846
- ὡς hos as as, like as conjunction G5613
- ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- δρασσόμενος drassomenos hold take hold of, grasp verb, Pres Mid Part Nom Sing Masc G1405
- σκορπίου skorpiou scorpion a scorpion noun, Gen Sing Masc G4651
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