Sirach 20:4
Good News Translation
Using force to get a point across is like a castrated man trying to rape a young woman.

New Revised Standard Version
Like a eunuch lusting to violate a girl is the person who does right under compulsion.

Contemporary English Version
If a man is unable to have sex, he can't be forced to do so; but it seems harder to force some people to do right.

New American Bible
Like a eunuch lusting to violate a young woman is the one who does right under compulsion.

Douay-Rheims Bible
How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin.

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How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin.

Sirach 20:2
The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden:

Sirach 20:3
So is he that by violence executeth of the unwise.

Sirach 20:5
There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.

Sirach 20:6
There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time.

Context
Sirach 20
3So is he that by violence executeth of the unwise. 4How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. 5There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.…
Cross References
Sirach 20:2
The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden:

Sirach 20:3
So is he that by violence executeth of the unwise.

Sirach 20:5
There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech.

Sirach 20:6
There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 20:3
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