Parallel SIR 42:6

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BrLXX Ἐπὶ γυναικὶ πονηρᾷ καλὸν σφραγίς· καὶ ὅπου χεῖρες πολλαὶ, κλεῖσον.
(Epi gunaiki ponaʸra kalon sfragis; kai hopou ⱪeires pollai, kleison. )

BrTr Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and locked up, where many hands are.

WEBBE A seal is good where an evil wife is.
⇔ Where there are many hands, lock things up.

KJB-1611 Sure keeping is good where an euill wife is, and shut vp where many hands are.
(Sure keeping is good where an evil wife is, and shut up where many hands are.)