Wisdom of Sirach 36:5 (Brenton): The heart of the foolish is like a cart wheel; And his thoughts are like a rolling axletree.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 36:5
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- τροχὸς trochos a wheel, course noun, Nom Sing Masc G5164
- ἁμάξης hamaxes carriage noun, Gen Sing Fem Source ID G471252
- σπλάγχνα splanchna bowels, compassion noun, Nom Plur Neut G4698
- μωροῦ morou stupid, foolish adjective, Gen Sing Masc G3474
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ὡς hos as as, like as conjunction G5613
- ἄξων axon axle noun, Nom Sing Masc Source ID G471257
- στρεφόμενος strephomenos is turn, am converted verb, Pres Mid Part Nom Sing Masc G4762
- ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- διαλογισμὸς dialogismos a calculation, reasoning noun, Nom Sing Masc G1261
- αὐτοῦ autou them he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
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