Parallel SIR 21:2

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BrLXX Ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὄφεως, φεῦγε ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας, ἐὰν γὰρ προσέλθῃς, δήξεταί σε· ὀδόντες λέοντος οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῆς, ἀναιροῦντες ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπεν.
(Hōs apo prosōpou ofeōs, feuge apo hamartias, ean gar proselthaʸs, daʸxetai se; odontes leontos hoi odontes autaʸs, anairountes psuⱪas anthrōpen. )

BrTr Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men.

WEBBE Flee from sin as from the face of a snake;
⇔ for if you go near, it will bite you.
⇔ Its teeth are like lion’s teeth,
⇔ slaying people’s souls.

KJB-1611 Flee from sinne as from the face of a Serpent: for if thou commest too neere it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof, are as the teeth of a lyon, slaying the soules of men.
(Flee from sin as from the face of a Serpent: for if thou/you comest/come too near it, it will bite thee/you: the teeth thereof, are as the teeth of a lyon, slaying the souls of men.)