Ecclesiasticus 47:21
And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- et inclinasti femora tua mulieribus : potestatem habuisti in corpore tuo.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Verse numbering differs here, so nothing is shown rather than the wrong verse.
Haydock's commentary
Thyself. Literally, "thy thighs." Greek, "sides." Syriac, "strength."
Subjection. Literally, "thou hadst power over thy body," (Haydock) using it as if it belonged not to God. He was guilty of excess in marrying a thousand wives, and yielding to idolatry, (Calmet) fearing to displease those whom he loved to his own ruin." (St. Augustine, de Gen. ad lit. xi. 42.)
Dreadful infatuation! (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.