Parallel SIR 12:10

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BrLXX Μὴ πιστεύσῃς τῷ ἐχθρῷ σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· ὡς γὰρ ὁ χαλκὸς ἰοῦται, οὕτως ἡ πονηρία αὐτοῦ.
(Maʸ pisteusaʸs tōi eⱪthrōi sou eis ton aiōna; hōs gar ho ⱪalkos ioutai, houtōs haʸ ponaʸria autou. )

BrTr Never trust thine enemy: for like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.

WEBBE Never trust your enemy,
⇔ for his wickedness is like corrosion in copper.

KJB-1611 [fn]Neuer trust thine enemie: for like as yron rusteth, so is his wickednesse.
(Neuer trust thine/your enemie: for like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.)

12:10 Or, brasse.