Parallel SIR 37:31

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BrLXX Διʼ ἀπληστίαν πολλοὶ ἐτελεύτησαν, ὁ δὲ προσέχων προσθήσει ζωήν.
(Diʼ aplaʸstian polloi eteleutaʸsan, ho de proseⱪōn prosthaʸsei zōaʸn. )

BrTr By surfeiting have many perished; but he that taketh heed prolongeth his life.

WEBBE Because of gluttony, many have perished,
⇔ but he who takes heed shall prolong his life.

KJB-1611 By surfetting haue many perished, but hee that taketh heed, prolongeth his life.
(By surfetting have many perished, but he that taketh heed, prolongeth his life.)