Parallel SIR 18:31

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BrLXX Ἐὰν χορηγήσεῃς τῇ ψυχῇ σου εὐδοκίαν ἐπιθυμίας, ποιήσει σε ἐπίχαρμα τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου.
(Ean ⱪoraʸgaʸseaʸs taʸ psuⱪaʸ sou eudokian epithumias, poiaʸsei se epiⱪarma tōn eⱪthrōn sou. )

BrTr If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her, she will make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies that malign thee.

WEBBE If you give fully to your soul the delight of her desire,
⇔ she will make you[fn] the laughing stock of your enemies.

18:31 Or, a rejoicing to

KJB-1611 If thou giuest thy soule the desires that please her, she will make thee a laughing stocke to thine enemies, that maligne thee.
(If thou/you giuest thy/your soul the desires that please her, she will make thee/you a laughing stocke to thine/your enemies, that maligne thee/you.)